Bangalore, India

Angel's Orphanage
February 23, 2008 - Bangalore, India
So I think this will be a short entry… we’ll see. Tomorrow is Friday, and most of us are going on a trip to Coorg, so I want to get this out before a week has elapsed since it happened. When we heard from the founder a week and a half or so ago, he mentioned that he had visited a particular orphanage here in town and that if any of us were...
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Observations of Bangalore, India
February 22, 2008 - Bangalore, India
Hi. Again, thanks for coming back! I thought the last entry was maybe a little heavy on what I’m doing, and a little light on what I’m experiencing, so I’m going to present this entry in vignette form. Small stories and observations I have made and written down to blog later. No order other than what I remember or find on pieces of...
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I can't believe I'm getting paid for this...
February 17, 2008 - Bangalore, India
Thanks to all of you who read thefirst blog entry and saw fit to come back for more… you are real troopers! Pics are all up in 'Bangalore two,' and have descriptions so you know what you are seeing... As I start to write this, I have just gotten back from ThoughtWorks-India Family Day 2008, and I am in a terrific mood! It was...
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"Benjie Meets India" or, "Jetlag Strikes"
February 10, 2008 - Bangalore, India
Pre-script... sorry, but I am just too tired right now to put pictures in this post, so it will be a bit dry, but the pictures are all uploaded in the Bangalrore Part 1 album, so check them out. There are also a few videos. So there I was... I woke at 9:30 AM on my first day here, and made it through the whole day without dozing off. I...
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What a difference a day makes ....
March 9, 2007 - Bangalore, India
We've experienced a totally different side to Bangalore today, starting with a local style breakfast of masala dosa (a lentil pancake filled with veg and a curry sauce dip), juice and coffee - all for about one pound ten for both of us. We then went off in search of the spice market but ended up in a very commercial area of very narrow streets...
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