First and foremost, I would like to say that everyone in the TPS course is accounted for. In case you hadn't heard, three bombings occurred in the city of Mumbai (Bombay), resulting in the deaths of 18 persons and injuries to more than 100. Luckily, none of my classmates or friends from ICTPH were visiting the city...
On a lighter note, six of us TPSers are spending a long weekend in the state of Kerala. After a 12-hour train ride, we arrived in the coastal town of Kochi around 6 AM, where a representative from the travel agency we booked through picked us up and took us to see the coast. We got to see the "Chinese fishing nets" the area is famous for and stroll along the Arabian sea. Not a bad way to spend the morning! :)
As I write this, the six of us (Whitney, Nancy, Allison, Megan, and Leslie) are in the backwaters of Alleppey, lounging on a houseboat tied to a coconut tree. We've just finished lunch and are now basking in the sun, enjoying the beautifully green rice paddies. All-in-all, a great day.
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| Our driver took a detour to show us his friends' house where they make doormats out of coconut leaves! |
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| View from the houseboat! |
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| Just another day in India (workin' hard, believe it or not!). |
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| Views from the boat when we docked for lunch. |
We'll spend the night on the houseboat and then check out tomorrow after breakfast, where we'll head to the associated beach resort for the next night. Updates soon!
PS - check out my friend Leslie's blog for more details about the day! :)
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