Sublimity…

When we left for Mayali on April 21st, we had the task of rescouting all the villages in Hilongard watershed, re-selecting 5 communities based on our new criteria, and most importantly – completing microplans (and associated tasks) in two villages. For all this, we had a tentative deadline of May 20th, something that, while certainly [...]

In making my decision to come to India for a year, one of the major things that I considered was climate, and the summer in particular. Having lived in the country for 11 months previously, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect, and based on that experience, I knew I [...]

As I’ve written before, I’ve been here in Mayali long enough that I’m starting to feel like this is home. I know what can be bought at each of the different stores (quite a feat when every little hole-in-the-wall sells the most random (huge) selection of items), how much rice costs (and should cost), which [...]