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Brent and Vickie Poirier

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In Indore

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This entry was posted on 3/24/2006 8:24 AM and is filed under Baha'i services, Our travels.

I'm now in Indore, the largest commercial center serving the midland of India.  I arrived about 48 hours ago.  I've had terrible luck with my internet connection, so haven't posted till now.
One thing I've learned about India is, however long you think something is going to take, multiply it by 4.  You have to take into consideration that your expectations of what's going to happen when, probably are unrealistic: I've had a few electronics problems:  Some of the plugs in this hotel are old style, and the universal adapter won't fit them, so I couldn't recharge my computer; the wifi internet access point is right in front of my room, but was misbehaving, so I'd be in mid-sentence and my net connection would terminate; my voice mails from back home are supposed to be accessible over the Internet -- they aren't. So most of my contact systems weren't working, showing me that the Net is still pretty frail.

The other thing about things taking longer in India is the traffic; more on that later.  I have nothing to complain about; I'm in a 4 star hotel; just me and a huge swarm of bees hanging from the ledge outside of my window.




Looks like the hotel staff are readying for a night party on the front lawn of the hotel.  That means high-pitched Hindi music till midnight. 
In a sense I feel far away from America, but it is a sense of cultural distance, not geography. Unlike Mumbai, most of the signs around here are in Hindi, so there's the sense of disorientation.  But as far as geography, now that I have finally gotten to the far side of the planet from my home, I really feel that the planet is small.  India does not feel that far away.  You just jump on a plane, and there you are.  And, the Internet, (when it's working) adds greatly to the sense of closeness. 
So. I'm here, and I'm in good shape.  Well, a cold, which kept me inside today; but hopefully I'll feel more like wandering around tomorrow. 
Brent

 

 

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    • 1/13/2007 1:54 PM Larisa Cortes wrote:
      Hey Brent and Vickie! A Baha'i here in the Triangle area posted your blog. It was wonderful to see your pictures. We live in Hillsborough, NC now and would love to hear from you.
      Larisa Cortes (old NMSU student who used to crash at Vickie's place in the 80s)
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    • 1/14/2007 2:40 PM Loretta Crosby wrote:
      Yes, I have to agree. These pictures are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
      Lo in South Carolina
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