When Millard Fuller founded Habitat for Humanity, he was inspired by his Christian faith to help those in need.  "I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help his people in need."  Though Habitat for Humanity is a Christian based organization, it [...]

Getting to Bangalore
 
I took the first flight from New Delhi to Bangalore, India to meet up with my team from Habitat for Humanity.  Most of the group arrived the night before so when my uncle, Adesh, offered to pick me up from the airport, I jumped at the opportunity.  I hadn't seen him in over [...]

Pictured: Agra Fort
A week before I arrived in India, I was informed that my
uncle, Ajay Mama, was going to be in Agra, India holding a rally for a potential run for
Parliament. He had served in Parliament before and this was a way to test his
base for a potential political comeback. 
Though I missed the rally because [...]

 
I decided to run the New Delhi Half Marathon on a whim.  My Shiro Mami (Aunt) mentioned that the race was being held during my stay in India because she had been following my interest in running through the blog.  I initially thought it would be a good training run for my first attempt at [...]

It is hard to express how I feel about the recent election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America.  It is an amazing feeling of pride that I feel for my country.   I have been excited for other elections when my candidate has won but somehow this is [...]

Dear Gentle Readers:
I had a couple of readers ask what were the thoughts of Indians regarding the recent election.  I would say from my interactions, Indians by far supported and appreciated the election results from Tuesday night.  At the same time, many people have a wait and see attitude.  Issues such as the recently signed [...]

Here is a brief outline on the process of my voting in this year's presidential election.  The hardest part for me was that I didn't know where I was going to be when the absentee ballots were mailed out so I had to play it by ear.
Hong Kong—– September 17, 2008I printed the absentee ballot [...]

Dear Gentle Readers:
I am currently in Bangalore, India on a Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Build.  It looks like it will be a great learning experience for me and the group seems like a fun one.  I will be posting shorter updates this week because our days are filled with the volunteer work and other activities.  [...]