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Week 3 -- My Trip to Kochi
On Monday I traveled to Kochi with Bronson and George. We traveled via “taxi”, basically we rented a car and chauffeur for the day. He charged 7 rupees per km, and I think we had to cover the cost of his various meals. Kochi is 100 km away, a drive that along an American interstate would take just about an hour. Here they tell you that it takes ( Read more... ) -
My Second Week in India
Since I’m going to write about an entire week, and I’ve already laid out the general feel for my day in the first few entries, I’m going to focus on some of the highlights of this week.
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It rained on Sunday. At dinnertime, I asked Mathew if that was going to help fill our wells with more water. Bronson chimed in, “It hardly ( Read more... ) -
My First Weekend in India
First Weekend! - Days 4 and 5
SABBATH
Sabbath morning I woke up at about 6 AM, and sadly, the power was out. Bronson was also awake, and at some point he received a phone call. I could tell that he didn’t really know the person that he was speaking with, because he was explaining that he went to Oakwood and that I went to PUC. Next thing I know, ( Read more... ) -
My Second Day of Teaching
Day 3 - My Second Day of Teaching
Sleep wasn’t easy the night before Day 3. I was unable to sleep past 4:30 AM. I woke up and heard bugs chirping, car engines roaring, drivers honking, and before long, the daily Muslim prayer began on the loud speakers at 5 AM. The neighbor’s rooster starting crowing, the other neighbor’s cow was mooing, the ( Read more... ) -
My First Day Teaching!
Day 2 - My First Day Teaching!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Based on my experience the day before, I decided to skip breakfast in the cafeteria. I actually skipped breakfast altogether, because I didn’t know what to eat. I went for a jog into town, but I didn’t see anything appetizing (or even familiar to me, for that matter). I also ( Read more... ) -
Observing Classes
Observing Classes - Day 1
I’m writing this on Day 2, so I’m going to probably lose interest in some of the details of yesterday. I’ll try and keep this brief so that I can have time to write about today with gusto.
Yesterday was my first day living in India. I got out of bed at around 7 am and went for a jog around town. This is not a very ( Read more... ) -
A Taste of India
A Taste of India - Days of Travel and Day 0
Wow! This is so much like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. I finally arrived in Nedumkandam last night at around midnight. Allow me to chronicle my journey and then get into my first day here.
I arrived at the airport on Sunday, at about 5 pm, checked in, had dinner with my parents ( Read more... ) -
Describe me in five or six words.
Go to the link below and pick five or six words that you think describe me. It's a pretty cool personality test thingamabob that only takes a minute.
http://kevan.org/johari?name=Andy+Riffel
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Just Like That!
So I filled out an application with Adventist Volunteer Service at www.adventistvolunteers.org about four weeks ago. They ask you to sign up for five calls on their website, and list them in order of preference. My top choice was to be a science teacher in India. My application was completed and submitted on September 1. I received a phone call ( Read more... ) -
25 Random Things About Me
"Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it is because I want to know more about you ( Read more... )