Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Day 6

We woke fairly early the next morning so that we could get packed and get our luggage on the bus. We had breakfast on the roof of the hotel where we met all of our classmates and our professors. The trip from Delhi to Dehradun took about 4 hours.

We were pleasantly surprised by the Hotel Madhuban. The staff treated us like royalty by placing a red dot on our heads, blessing us, and providing us with sweet lime soda to refresh us after our long day of travel. Everyone was provided with their own room that includes 24 hour access to Bollywood music videos and HBO. Needless to say, we are very happy here. Right now the Bollywood big hits are Om Shanti Om, and Touch Me, Touch Me.

The evening concluded with a full buffet of North Indian cuisine, which was pretty spicy for Sherry, but good.

Now the Class Begins…The lectures are 3 hours a day Monday through Friday and are delivered in classic LBJ style. Professor Eaton lectures for most of that time and fields questions at the same time. On the afternoons we go on field trips to various environmental institutes located in Dehradun. The following entries will highlight the more memorable field trips.

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