For the third year in a row, Susan and I attended the conference Middle Eastern Nurses Uniting in Human Caring. This year’s title was Human Caring in a Time of World Crisis, a theme chosen almost a year ago, before the most recent war between Israel and Gaza, before the hideous executions by ISIS, most recently of a Jordanian pilot burned alive. . .
INDIA VISIT OVERVIEW
Susan and I have completed one month of our seven-week visit to Mumbai, India. This is the longest time that Susan will have ever spent in India. In my approximately fifteen visits to India over the years, I generally stayed for around a month and twice for two months. As a result of these many visits, we have many friends here, most of whom are musicians or music lovers. Our goal for this seven-week stay was to enjoy our friends and the great food while playing as much music as possible.
The medieval walled city of Dubrovnik has been called “the Pearl of the Adriatic.” The city dates from the 7th century, and existed as a prosperous independent city-state during the Middle Ages, known for its diplomacy and wealth.
Rice is a staple of the Japanese diet. Japanese-grown rice costs twice as much in Japan as the same rice sold in other countries. This is because of a convoluted system of distribution and middlemen, which raises the price far beyond the actual and reasonably expected price of rice.
The price of healthcare in America is similarly inflated. . .
At every Viking port, several different excursions with local guides are offered. We didn’t want to visit another winery or cattle farm. So we chose a city tour which included a tango performance. Our local tour guide began by acknowledging that Uruguay is not a tourist “destination”...
As Susan and I begin the final week of our India visit, in this blog I want to try and describe our day-to-day life during our six weeks here. We have had such a wonderful time, that we hope to return again at the end of this year. We played more concerts in our six weeks here than we have in the past year at home in Reno. The positive audience reception of our Indian audiences was very gratifying.