Frog blast the vent core!

So we're still stalling with getting the rest of our pictures up. But in the meantime I figure I'll get you guys up to date with what's been going on around here.

We've been talking to a bunch of people back home on Skype recently. That has been really good. It's nice to reconnect and get to see people after so long. We would love to talk to all of you guys, so email Roxy or me and I'll give you our Skype ID.

We didn't go anywhere this past weekend; Roxy and I were both kinda over old buildings after our big trip to Agra so we decided to spend our time winding down and relaxing. However, this coming weekend we will be taking a five day trip up to Dharamsala.

Dharamsala is right across the border from Tibet and is the seat of power for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Well be taking two trains and two busses to get there which will take about 16 hours. The views from the train as it winds through the Himalayas are supposed to be breathtaking. Then on the way back we will be taking a 12 hour bus ride which will probably be no fun at all but is faster than the train.

Right now I’m just killing time between my D.U. Classes and my Hindi Class at the study center. I have another 2.5 hours to kill but it’s not really worth going home in the meantime. Today I had “Philosophy of Human Rights” which I am really enjoying. It fits in well with what has been my philosophic focus of late of the philosophy of law and justice. I have my first paper for that class due on Monday so I’ll have to step up my game and get it done quickly because I’m certainly not going to do it in Dharamsala this weekend.

One thing that we're dealing with right now is that we don't have running water at our apartment. Our water pump started working only occasionally last week. It then stopped working entirely and so we got a guy out to fix it. Yay! Except that it then stopped working the next day, but not entirely, not until after I was forced to admit to my landlord that it still worked sometimes. So, we have been reduced to stealing water from our downstairs neighbors by opening up their water tank on the roof and dipping in with a bucket. Never thought that I would be in a situation like this... interesting.

Anyway… I’m running out of things to run on about so I’ll leave you here.

Until next time: Remember not to swim until at least 30min after eating.