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(Dana) Sometimes on this adventure, we get lucky… lucky to be in the right place at the right time. March 2nd is the annual puja (ceremony), celebrating the wedding of Lord Shiva at the Jageshwar Temple in the Himalayan hills. Arriving in Jageshwar, a town of maybe a hundred families, we are quickly swept into […]

(Emma) The Cricket World Cup is happening in India and their team is doing well. This is important because Indians LOVE cricket! We knew nothing about the game, so we wanted to learn. The objective of the game is to get as many runs as you can, more than the other team! The dozen most […]

(Andrew) On the 6explorers trip we try to mix education with adventures (edventures). We did an amazing job with that today when we went zip lining over a huge fort in Jodhpur, India. We drove one hour to Mehrangarh Fort from our Thakur’s house which has been converted into an authentic hotel. Before India’s Independence, […]

(Reis) While in the hills of the Indian Himalayas, we were exposed and introduced to a whole new culture. But one of the things we have learned is that you have to think like the culture, to understand and feel it. So of course, the 6explorers did just that. The Kumaoni culture lives in the […]

(Reis) While we were in Hong Kong, the 6 explorers adventured to mainland China. Mom and Dad wanted to show us what the inscription “Made in China” really means, and the only way to show us is to visit a factory outside of Qing Xi in the Dong Guan region. My dad’s business friend, Tommy […]

(Greg) India is sensory explosion: the colors, smells and sounds smash together in a whirling chaos that is hypnotic, magnetic and, at times, frightening. A few of us were frightened yesterday. On our way to visit the great Muslim mosque in Old Delhi, we passed the Sunday Market. It was a mass of mostly men […]

(Dana) Unsure of whether outgoing media is controlled in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I opt to delay this post until we leave the country.  The people of Viet Nam are very kind.  The one-party government is far less warm-and-fuzzy. In Hanoi, the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a stark reminder that Viet […]

(Alex) “How much is this?” I ask as I step into the shop selling the dress I want. The shopkeeper then smiles at me, since I am a vulnerable American kid. “$25 US Dolla” says the happy shopkeeper. Now, I know that there are three prices: the tourist price – usually about a 300% markup […]

(Andrew) In Vietnam, crossing the street isn’t as easy as the green man saying go, it is a skill mastered by experience. Here there are more motorbikes than cars. That means more vehicles can fit in the space given. At a stoplight there might be 50 or more motorbikes waiting for the timer to run […]

(Emma w/ Dana) “The merciless American bombs ruthlessly destroyed the countryside… Like a crazy bunch of devils, they fired into women, children, chickens, schools and pots & pans.” These are some quotes from today’s movie at the Cu Chi tunnels outside of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Yes, it is one-sided, but we are learning […]