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Brent and Vickie Poirier |
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Vickie Hu Poirier |
Settling in This entry was posted on 3/25/2006 4:31 AM and is filed under Baha'i services, Vickie Professional, Our travels. I feel a bit more settled in now. A big part of that is having a reliable Net connection. I had to change hotels to get one. The last straw at the previous hotel was when, after 3 visits by tech people to try to fix their wifi antenna, they moved me to another room because my neighbors were smoking a lot and it came into my room; but the new room could not access the wifi. I absolutely have to have this to keep in touch with clients. So anyway, that's finally settled.
Since Vickie has a Rotary Ambassador Scholarship, which is highly valued in the Rotary International, they are throwing out the red carpet for her, and to me as her roadie. The governor of all the Rotarys in this district came to my hotel and brought a catalog of all their members, with the extensive list of all of their club's initiatives, related to health, education, athletics, etc. He also offered to bring a physician, and I took him up on it. Though it feels very minor, there are some kinds of serious illnesses that start with symptoms masking as flu or colds. So now I know, I have a viral pharyngitis and he has me taking ibuprofen, paracetamol, azithromycin, and levocetirizine hydrochloride. He says this will clear up in 3 or 4 days; it might have without the meds, but he was very competent and confident, and I feel reassured. He says he is a surgeon, but also sees general patients. He now sees 150 general patients per day; he used to see 300 per day. The Indians I have met have been unusually courteous. Even the beggars say "Please sir"; though they are very insistent! India is like a grand ecology, with all manner of people filling various sectors and needs in society. Like the driving, somehow it all works, after a fashion. I came out of a store in Mumbai and there was an old woman seated on the sidewalk. She extended her hand. I gave her a 10 rupee note, which is about 25 cents. As I handed it to her, she folded her hands in prayer, touched the tips to her forehead, then raised them to God in thanks. I said, "Here you are, mama" and she responded in Hindi, smiling, and what she said included "mama." Next door to the hotel is a beautiful enclosed park, with flower lined pathways, and some small carnival rides for kids. Meghdoot Gardens. Gardens are a big deal to Indians, as with Iranians. When they can, they hold events in gardens, and lawn parties. It's a nice custom. Brent, Sat. 25 Mar 3:15 pm local time |
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