Category Archives: Preparation

Last Stateside Updates

Posted on 22 September 2011, Thursday by

Time passes differently when you’re among your people – your circle of friends, your family, in your home base. When I’m traveling I try to write a blog entry at least once a week. That’s a lot harder to do … Continue reading →

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One and a half suitcases and nowhere to go

Posted on 14 September 2011, Wednesday by

So, I leave for the UK in nine days. I am guaranteed university housing as a non EU postgraduate student, but the housing department at the university is pleading an “overwhelming demand” for university housing and has decided that they … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Shopping

Posted on 5 January 2011, Wednesday by

I find myself fighting the pull of last minute shopping. Tourists have a habit of spending a lot of money in preparation of a trip – a new suitcase, even when their old bag is fine. A year’s worth of … Continue reading →

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Laptop vs. Cloud?

Posted on 22 December 2010, Wednesday by

I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not to bring my laptop with me on this six month jaunt around the world. The alternative would be to bring a large jump drive and an SD card reader (to … Continue reading →

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Money, Money Everywhere

Posted on 17 December 2010, Friday by

And none of it is mine anymore. I paid my volunteer program fees this morning (ow), then went ahead and put the deposit down on the trek in Nepal (which has turned into an 18 day trek doing the Annapurna … Continue reading →

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Visa Acquired

Posted on 14 December 2010, Tuesday by

My day started with me being unexpectedly snarky to strangers on the 7:15 bus into the city (suburban based commuters have an entirely different perspective on commuting that I have a hard time adjusting to). I then battled fires on … Continue reading →

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Contact!

Posted on 10 December 2010, Friday by

I got an email from my program in India this morning and I can finally tell you what I’ll be doing beyond the vagueness of “women’s empowerment program outside of Delhi.” The specifics, sort of: Lakshaya Women and Children: is … Continue reading →

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38 Days

Posted on 8 December 2010, Wednesday by

When I chose mid January as my departure, it was just a date on the calendar that was conveniently far enough ahead that I was reasonably certain I would have the money needed by that time (yes, I committed to … Continue reading →

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Sussex

Posted on 17 November 2010, Wednesday by

They haven’t received my second academic reference yet and I only applied… what? on October 29th? but I’ve been offered a place as a full time graduate student with the Migration Studies (MA) program at the University of Sussex in … Continue reading →

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मैं थक गयी हूँ (I am tired)

Posted on 6 November 2010, Saturday by

I have been ten different kinds of burnt out of late. I’m planning this trip, gearing up to move back into my parents at the end of this month,* continuing to attempt to learn Hindi, helping plan S & R … Continue reading →

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