Friends in our host culture are always so gracious to treat us to delicious food during their festivals. This year we decided to provide a dinner for the children who live in a slum in our neighborhood, in honor of Christ's birth. We served the traditional festival dish of biryani, made in huge vats.
listening to the Christmas story
waiting patiently for some biryani
our apartment at Christmas
a little evening tea for our neighbors
This is random, but I just thought this woman walking through my neighborhood was amazing…in case you can't tell, that's a child perched on her left hip.
A trip to the southern part of the country allowed me a short stop in a city where some former Delhi friends now live…such fun ladies!
My cousin visited for a week! Here we are on a day-trip to the Taj Mahal.
A trip to Chiang Mai afforded me the opportunity to eat at "Love at First Bite" cafe. After nearly demolishing this rhubarb pie and homemade ice cream (I declared to my companions that a mennonite grandma HAD to have come and taught the Thai owners her recipes) I thought to take a picture of it. For those concerned, I did finish every last bite, and the love lasted the whole way through!
I visited some friends in a city out in the state I used to live in…a place I'm considering moving when I return to India in September after an extended time at home.
view from their roof
Jess, I love that you have a blog! It was great to catch up via pictures.
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