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Meeting the other volunteers in Delhi
Meeting the other volunteers in Delhi
The Lotus Temple
Walking in bare feet to the Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
At the Humayan Tomb
The Humayan Tomb
The Humayan Tomb
Me at the Humayan Tomb
Milling around with the other volunteers
Jason and Monica
An interesting combination of services
Around Delhi
Around Delhi
Around Delhi
Kathleen
Birds
Around Delhi
View from Dharamsala
Brrrr! Me and Hannah on our first day of volunteering
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Wedding procession
Wedding procession - the bride
Wedding procession - the groom
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
The Himalayas
The Himalayas
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Cotton candy!
Around Dharamsala
Kathleen, Ben, Hannah, Liz, Ayala and Heidi
Heavy labor
Heavy labor
Stream
Stream
At the temple
At the temple
A Hindu god
Kathleen and Hannah at the temple
River
River rocks
Ajay
Inside the temple
Ayala checks out the temple
A dog who befriended us at the temple
Ayala
Liz
Ben
Monkey
Monkey
Monkey
Kathleen finds a way to see Ayala eye to eye
Laundry
Fireworks to celebrate Losser (the Tibetan new year)
View from McLeodganj
Amazing what you find in the remote Himalayan mountains
Where I got my slippers
Tibetan prayer wheels
Around McLeodganj
Around McLeodganj
The main square in McLeodganj
Ayala and Kathleen shop from a 12-year-old Kashmiri with his own shop
A cool Israeli saleswoman who sells Kashmiri goods
The view of the valley from McLeodganj
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the Tibetan Parliament in Exile
At the headquarters of the Tibetan government in Exile
The Himalayas
Lhakdor and the CCS volunteers
A cute little Tibetan lady
Free Tibet
The Internet cafe near the volunteer house
At the day care
At the day care
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala with Kathleen and Heidi
Around Dharamsala
Kathleen
Me and Kathleen
Local kids
Around Dharamsala
Clearly people are taking this request seriously
The Himalayas
Yum!
Monica, Jason and Kathleen
Blurry shot of the tent community we pass on the way to work each day
Near the tent community
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Me in Dharamsala
Blow horn
At the day care
Me and Muscan at the day care
At the day care
At the day care
Egg & spoon race at the day care
Fun and games at the day care
Fun and games at the day care
Playing Duck Duck Goose at the daycare
Playing Duck Duck Goose at the daycare
At the day care
Playing Duck Duck Goose at the daycare
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Around Dharamsala
Kathleen relaxes on the balconey of our hotel
View of McLeodganj
View of McLeodganj
View from McLeodganj
Around McLeodganj
Sunset in McLeodganj
View of McLeodganj
Hannah gets jiggy with it
Sunset in McLeodganj
Around McLeodganj
Sleepy dogs
Dinner in McLeodganj - Ayala, Liz and Justine
View from McLeodganj
View from McLeodganj
Around McLeodganj
Kathleen and Heidi at breakfast
Me and Justine at breakfast
Around McLeodganj
Hindu art
Tree of life rug I bought for my living room
Around McLeodganj
Scary wiring
Traffic jam
Kathleen and Justine shop 'til they drop
Around McLeodganj
Puppy love
Friendly shopkeeper
Justine and I show off our new hats
True friends - Heidi and Justine help with my luggage
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
Monkeys!
Monkeys!
Monkey!
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
Jason, Kathleen and Kanchan at Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
View from Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
At Kangra Fort
Parrots
At Kangra Fort
Monkey!
Monkey!
Cooking dinner for the CCS staff
Cooking dinner for the CCS staff
Hannah preps the fruit salad
Ben "helps" with the cooking
My soon-to-be mashed potatoes
Ayala cooks
Yummy vegies
Jason prepares the marinade
Liz selects some vegies
The staff and Kathleen hold down the fort in the sitting room
Anil and Jeetu hide out in the office
Liz chops vegies
Ben and Justine present the cut eggplant
Yummy vegies
Ben carefully arranges the cucumbers and carrots
Ayala mixes in the marinade
Brownies!
Heidi, Monica and Kathleen set the table
Rakkesh teaches Jason and Ayala how to use the Tandoori oven
Cooking in the Tandoori oven
Lucky's looking a little wet
More vegi prep
Decorating the table
Making mashed potatoes
Making mashed potatoes
Making mashed potatoes
Mashing the potatoes
Delicious food
Rakkesh dishes up
Enjoying the fruits of our labor
Hannah and Anil dig in
Everyone enjoys the meal
Monica and Heidi prep the brownies
Anil and Jeetu enjoy their desserts
Kathleen's happy with her dinner
Justine's very happy about her brownie and ice cream
Jason gives it a thumbs up
Gathering for some live music
Gathering for some live music
Gathering for some live music
Ben wows us with some tunes
Rainy night
Another rainy morning
Misty morning
The Cross Cultural Solutions volunteer house
Tabla drums
My bedroom at the CCS volunteer house
View of the tent community
Amusing sign
Another amusing sign
Me with most of the "regulars" at the daycare
Shyam Nagar daycare
Justine delights in her dessert
Traffic jam
Pumping water
Fake flowers for sale
Jason and "Bob," the CPR dummy
Me and Rachiv at the daycare
Me and Rachiv
Sainah
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
At the day care
Hannah and Anurag head off for a spot of shopping
At the day care
At the day care
Hannah and Anurag return
Celebrating Holi festival
Holi paraphernalia
Holi powder
Me and Ayala celebrating Holi festival
Ben gets his first Holi colors
Market monkey
Market monkey
Jeetu and Anil celebrate Holi
Mark and Hannah celebrate Holi
Ben and Heidi celebrate Holi
Holi powder
Mark and Hannah get silly
Pummy, Rakkesh and Goldy celebrate Holi
Neighborhood girl
Celebrating Holi festival
Heidi and I celebrating Holi festival
Jeetu gets silly with Heidi and me
Hmm... I wonder who's responsible for the color on Ben's ass?
Anil shows us his moves
Anil and Hannah celebrate Holi
Ben gets doused upon arrival
Heidi's looking a little tie-died
Jason celebrates Holi
Celebrating Holi festival
Pummy celebrates Holi
Rakkesh celebrates Holi
Anil and Monica celebrate Holi
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Jason and Monica celebrate Holi
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Me and Ayala celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Ayala celebrates Holi
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Jeetu on the roof
Ayala celebrates Holi
Holi water
Jeetu celebrates Holi festival
Hannah celebrates Holi
Lalu and Goldy wage Holi war from the roof
Lalu observes the festivities from above
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Anil celebrates Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
Jason celebrates Holi
Anil, Heidi and I celebrate Holi
Celebrating Holi festival
Celebrating Holi festival
The house of the family whose son was getting married
Henna!
Henna!
All dressed up with a wedding to go to
Checking out a photo of Jeetu's wife
The groom's car
A tiny member of the wedding party
Jeetu mixes drinks
Picking Dharamsala tea
Pre-partying on the roadside
Pre-partying on the roadside
Entering the wedding
At the wedding
The wedding hall
The wedding hall
The bride enters the hall
The bride enters the hall
The wedding party
The bride and groom
Getting married
Getting married
The bride and groom
The bride and groom
At the wedding
At the wedding
The bride and groom
At the wedding
At the wedding
At the wedding
Me at the wedding
Me at the wedding
Ayala dances at the wedding
At the wedding
At the wedding
At the wedding
At the wedding
Goldy changes the punctured tire
Ayala and Heidi wait for the punctured tire to get fixed
The palm of my hennaed hand
The other side of my hennaed hand
Ahh, the fruity goodness of child labor
Pure, unadulterated happiness
Live music
Ayala and Ben
Before haircut
Ben gets his hair cut
"Saloon" and beauty parlour
Ben gets his hair cut
An interesting location for a store
Ayala watches Ben's haircut
Monks
After haircut
McLeodganj
Tibetan massage center
Where trash goes in India
Cool water effects in a Tibetan singing bowl
Jam session in my room
Lucky the wonder dog
Eric (one of the new volunteers)
Rakkesh mans the tandoor oven
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Ayala, fire dancing
Weather shot #1: Facing south
Weather shot #2: Facing north, 2 seconds later
The best dessert and coffee we've had in weeks
Tibetan guys at a cafe - the one on the right is from Portland!
Yummy samosas
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
At the mega-concert
Hearing impairment at the mega-concert
Bottled at a plywood factory - yum!
Interesting local wine
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