A couple of times we walked through the neighborhoods of Agra, off the main commercial boulevards, to get to Sheroes Hangout. It was clear few tourists venture there. The extroverted kids smiled and waved and ran toward us shouting the memorized word “hello!” “hello!”...
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This is 30 seconds of the Magrib prayer, in the evening. There is no visual movement; it’s just for listening. And yes, Fajr woke me up. No, I didn’t mind. https://leslieabbott.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2916.m4v...
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Oh my gosh, my friend Ben and I had so much fun hanging out with the staff of Sheroes Hangout for a few days. They are ALIVE with playfulness, a great sense of community with each other, and engaging the world in advocating to stop acid attacks. The cafe was...
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If you ever had any fears that if you actually saw the Taj Mahal with your own eyes that it might be a bit of a let-down, fear no more. It is exquisitely beautiful and meticulously maintained. And even if you aren’t quite the architectural-enthusiast geek that I...
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So, this is the “work” part of this trip! I met Ben when we were both 19 years old WALKING from Los Angeles to Washington DC on the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament. (Yes, I know – that’s a story in itself!) For most of his...
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Deepak and Dilip took Ben and me here. Not only was it beautiful and historic (two of my favorite things!), there was also a bit more oxygen and a bit less carbon dioxide here than the rest of Delhi, which is permeated with smog. From Wikipedia: Lodi Gardens is a city...
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