Shopping in Delhi

Out in front of one of the best fabric stores with our purchases

Local lighting market where I buy light bulbs

Our corner store - guys climbing up to get the cereal Justin likes

Market shop in Lajpat Nagar where I bought kitchen supplies

Inside of the kitchen supply store (2nd floor)

The following are several inside shots of a local shop selling trimming, ribbons, etc. Overwhelming selection. Every shelf is filled with ribbon / trim. Crazy!

Quick trip to Sri Lanka

We had a retreat in Sri Lanka this past week. Here's a few pictures of the beach and the fish market we stumbled upon. 

Some of my co-workers

On a field visit to a Agricultural company...

Indian bull used for...

Yup, that's right.

Local farm

This pile of garbage gets bicycled down the road to THIS pile of garbage in the truck :-)

Meet in the Midddle

Here's some pictures from our recent jaunt to London over Spring Break where we spent a lovely (despite the weather) week with the grandparents! 

part of the changing of the guard ceremony

Looking up and down through the floor of the Tower Bridge walkway

 

Should we go on the walking tour we had planned? 

I said no!

Kensington Palace

Matilda!

Tube art

Kashi...Banaras...Varanasi

Happy Holi!

me with the landlord's daughter

Neighborhood Holi block party

Neighborhood Holi block party...no one left uncolored!

At the office on Thursday (Chotta Holi...'little Holi' or the day before)

Spring

Flowers in the park across the street

Local cardboard recycling pick-up. They bicycle around the neighborhood shouting 'kalabariiiiii!' (or something like that)

Almost Local

This is the government office where I applied for my Aadhaar card (Indian biometric ID)

Outside the government office

Also outside the government office were women protesting in the street...I believe for lack of salary payment. 

One fine student

Maker Space project (cardboard arcade games) she made with her friend