Shopping in Delhi: New Discoveries
I have written before about shopping in Delhi; here I’ll add some more details and tips, organized by location. [more
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Delhi Sunday Morning
…Outside the window is a small, presumably ancient tomb, I have no idea whose, another of Delhi’s many semi-abandoned Mughal relics…. [more]
The End of Another Semester
The weather is cold, damp, and grey - it’s definitely time to leave the Himalayan foothills for warmer climes. [more]
The Revised School Calendar - It’s Snowing, and We Haven’t Left Mussoorie Yet!
Yesterday morning I woke early to make coffee for our guest, out-of-boarding SAGE student Laura, before her 8 am exam. The sun had not yet risen when we came downstairs. I peered out the windows. “What’s that white stuff on the trees?” I wondered. “Frost? Is it that cold?” [more]
Bollywood Rising - Watching Hindi Movies at Woodstock
When I attended Woodstock School, I never saw Hindi movies. [more]
Workspaces - “Office” is Where the Laptop Is
I must be the perfect modern employee. In my 20+ years of working life, I have rarely had an office or even a cubicle to call my own, and haven’t particularly wanted or missed one. [more]
Lines of Communication: Woodstock School in the Telecoms Age
When I attended Woodstock (1977-1981), communication from and within India was fraught with difficulty. Letters to foreign countries - even in Asia - took weeks. Packages arrived damaged, or not at all. (Nowadays, Indian mail is more reliable than Italian.) [more]
The Evolution of a Technical Writer - Bringing Documentation Into the Web 2.0 Age
How has technical writing evolved in the age of the Internet? How have tech writers’ jobs changed, and how should they continue to change, in response to new technologies now available for sharing knowledge with our customers? [more]
Off the Phone in Italy
Since I’ve been in Italy, I’ve gotten out of the habit of telephoning: anywhere, anyone, for any reason. Aside from the enormous difficulties of installing a phone line in Italy and keeping it working (which, if you’re lucky, you will only suffer through once), everything involved in using a phone is simply ridiculously difficult here. [more]
KLM Makes Up, and Other Airline Experiences
I wrote 18 months ago about my disappointment with KLM’s poor handling of a bereavement situation (KLM Tries Harder… But Fails). I’m flying a lot again these days (three trips to the US this year, plus several to the UK, and now India). [more]