Food and Travel
Greetings friends!!
So, we are about to depart from Dharamsala, headed south for new adventures. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Dharamsala. Tonight was an especially emotional time, as we gathered together for tea and said goodbye to our homestay families. The students have grown very close to their families during our short time together, I believe. Tomorrow, early in the AM, we will head to Delhi for a quick stop and then onto Agra to see the Taj Mahal and eventually Jaipur.
During our time in Dharamsala, we have encountered some wonderful people, one of whom is my childhood friend, Avi Kramer. He met the group here and spent three weeks researching some local delicacies. He is on site doing research for a cook book memoir that he is writing with the Harvard Common Press. One of the aspects of his adventure is an active blog. He visited with one of our home-stay fathers who is a baker in town as well as the owner of the Ladies Venture Guest House, which acts as our central hub during our time here. Feel free to visit Avi's blog here, see his reflections about Dharamsala and follow him on his journey. He offers recipes from his travels, which might provide a wonderful opportunity to cook and taste some of the local food that we are experiencing.
That is all for now. Stay tuned for more updates soon.
Many blessings,
Justin
Dharamsala, India November 13th, 2008
Comments
What?! It's been three weeks already? Say it ain't so!
Posted by: Doug B | November 13, 2008 4:57 PM
Thank you! I already visited ambrosia blog, and there is a chai recipe! I cannot wait to try it. I may have to leave work early to go home to make some. (cough. cough. sniffle..) Oh!.. a cold is coming on. Must go make chai.
PS- I REALLY want to visit Dharamsala!
When there, I will open the first McFloozy's House of Chai!
Posted by: McFloozy House of Chai | November 13, 2008 6:52 PM
Awww nooo, let's not leave Dharamsala. I'm so enjoying hearing about the lectures, the families, all your posts and want to stay a little longer. Justin, I briefly checked out Avi's site. The green tea cake looks tempting! By the way, yours and Tracy's rice plates looked delicious. what was it?
Well, we will look forward to your Agra and Jaipur posts!
Tell Natalie and Kate, I'm inspired by their sewing and want to get back down to my sewing machine and continue various unfinished projects.
Stay well and continued safe journeys!
love to all,
Micki
Posted by: Micki | November 13, 2008 8:28 PM