Sublimity…

Literally! I came back from Dehradun yesterday evening, and was just starting to settle in after supper when the whole house shook with a huge “Boom”, like a gunshot – but louder. “Humm”, I thought to myself, “must be the neighbours setting off fireworks”, and calmly went back to unpacking. While India is crazy and [...]

After one week of Hindi lessons at Landour, I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Don’t get me wrong, I love my classes, it’s just that they’re pushing me through the material so fast that I really need a break – and some time to catch up to where I’m supposed to be!
I’m taking three [...]

I’m starting to get used to the fact that I’m really in India, but I still sometimes wake up in the morning and think that I’m still back in good old Canada. This morning was one of those times, the fact that I was sleeping in my sleeping bag (oh so nice and warm, and [...]

That’s right everyone, I, Shane Warner now have my own personal mobile (cell) phone! I’ve built up quite a stigma against mobile phones, never wanting one, always trying to avoid them, and never really understanding why you would actually want one. However, even before coming to India, people here were telling me that if I [...]

Hi everyone, in case you’re wondering, I am alive and having an awesome time here in India. In fact, I’ve been so busy running around exploring and having fun that I haven’t had time to sit down and write about it – hence the lack of updates here. I’ve discovered that finding internet connections shouldn’t [...]