Where are we now?


View Where are we now? in a larger map Jo, Annie, Miles and I are living in Northport, Alabama and working at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. We've been glad to be in one place for a bit after what appeared to be semi-permanently traveling (in actuality for a period of 2.5 years).We started this blog to catalogue some of the adventures when Jo and I were sequentially conducting our dissertation research in India and Brazil. While we've fallen off the blogging bandwagon somewhat during recent trips to Brazil, we're trying to pick it up again now that we're back in India!


Wednesday, November 30, 2011

In Review: A Year in India

It's so hard to believe that a year in India has come and gone as I write this. It seems like just yesterday that we were carrying our luggage up the steps to Tannie and Murad's bed and breakfast in the cold, foggy night. Looking back on this experience is quite surreal: I remember walking onto the airplane in Newark, walking past the bulkhead area with the bassinet, and thinking that in a year that would be us, leaving with 2 but coming home with 3. Although most of these moments have been captured in one form or another in previous posts, I thought a whirlwind year-in-review post would be fitting for the end to this particular adventure. Please pardon me if either your favorite picture, or the crazy adventure we had together, isn't on here. Just know each of you made this an unforgettable year in India.



DECEMBER: Arrival


Good news that would define our trip




Underwhelmed with our furnished apartment





Beautiful scenery from a trip to New Year's Orcha with Tannie and Murad




JANUARY: Getting Settled


Working with the plant walllah




Dave hard at work





Who could forget Mumfli, the adopted street dog?


Dave travels to the Northeast




Root bridges





FEBRUARY: Ellora and Ajanta


Ajanta and Ellora with Sarah


APRIL: The Weavers visit


 The Taj



 Benares
 


Waiting on/for/in a train


 Jaipur


MAY: The Meeks Arrive


Back to Nanda Devi: Reconnecting with People and Places




After five years, screening the Nanda Devi documentary I helped produce in Lata village




Soaking in the scenery in Kurseong



Toy train to Darjeeling




 Relaxing in Kalimpong



Darjeeling and a special anniversary


 Playing in Kashmir


JUNE: To Ladakh

Learning about Ladakhi agriculture






Bluegrass in the backwoods




and the three M's, not Meek men, well, them too, but:


1. Mountains



2. Mustaches


3. Monasteries 


JULY:


Benares with Jon: As the Monsoon Arrives



Benares with Jon: Sitar Lessons


Benares: Ear cleaning


AUGUST:


On Day 1



Starting the life-long process of learning to be parents


Wonderful times with wonderful friends




SEPTEMBER



Grandma Gail arrives!!!



Getting legit


OCTOBER:



Birthday Bash at the Spa


Jantar Mantar


Surprise birthday party!!!


A Diwali to Remember


NOVEMBER:


Kerala Adventures




Good friends


Great times




Life-long relationships





DECEMBER: Liftoff!!!



Weighing in one last time

1 comment:

Amber said...

I just started following the blog a few weeks ago and really love this Year in Review. It puts everything I've been reading into context. Beautiful pics, too!