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Well I wished I knew about this are before buying my spices. This street has all sorts of spices at low prices. Hence it is packed. This area is near the Jama Mosque…

People keep asking me which supplements I use. For starters I use only the ones in the below picture. My Sports Supplements I take glucosamine, a daily vitamin, fish oil…

A tour guide felt this was worth a visit. He claimed it was 700 years old. It was near the Jama Mosque so I went. There were people still living in them so I was a bit…

During my second trip to Delhi, I did not really do much related to touring the city. I did have time to visit the Jama Mosque built by the Moghuls. It was crowded so I…

I was surprised at the amount of traffic jams in Delhi. This is a traffic jam made up mostly of bicycle taxis. This is near the Jama Mosque in Delhi. Posted from Samsung…

That is what it said on the building. Delhi Police Headquarters I have been by this building a couple times. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

I just spent a couple days in Delhi to get away from the cold of Almaty. I got caught in this traffic jam today on a short trip. Traffic jam in Delhi They had two guys…

Being part Japanese, curry rice is one of my stable meals wherever I live whether the US, Vietnam or here in Kazakhstan. I tend to eat this dish 4-5 times per week. How…

The last time I saw any real mud in Kazakhstan was back in early 1999, my last year with the US Peace Corps. I was walking in Karatau just after all the snow melted…

Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon…

So, my stay in Saigon is about to end. I really enjoyed spending my two weeks at the Saigon Sports Club. It is really an awesome gym. I could do all of. My Olympic Lifts…

So, my Philips electric shaver, which I bought at Nguyen Kiem over a year ago, dies. I really hated this razer so I wanted to replace it. Searching on the Internet, I…

Well, I finally experienced India though it was just for a few days. New Delhi is the biggest city I ever visited. The traffic was horrendous. I never experienced…

We experienced heavy traffic when leaving the Taj Mahal. Makes for interesting videos. :-)

I took this short video clip as we were walking closer to the Taj Mahal. It is amazing how it got really quiet here.

This was a very memorable day for me. April, 2010, was a low point for me. Everything that could go wrong did. My students knew it as well. When Joy and Long gave me a…

The highlight of my trip to India was the visit to the Taj Mahal. It is an experience I will never forget. If you have never visited the Taj Mahal, you should make plans…

I did the Hour of Code (#HourOfCode) with all of my ICT students last week and last Monday. The classes were from. 6th to 10th Graders. I gave my students options of…

This video post is of Air Astana KC907 landing at New Dehli International Airport. It was a good flight. In the future I will combine the whole flights. This was…

Just woke up. Today is Independence Day in Kazakhstan. No work today and tomorrow. It also means I get to see the sunrise over the Alatau Mountains at my house. It is…