We’re only hours away until we leave our Rourkela orphanage and head to the Bhawani orphanage. I wanted to give you a view of the […]

“Velcro Monkey” is the term used to describe the kids who, when you pick them up, wrap their arms and legs around you and won’t […]

Ankit is another great kid we have at Rourkela. He’s been a big help to me when talking with the kids. When the kids speak […]

The kid in the middle of this picture is Deepak, a young man at the Rourkela orphanage. Just a couple of years ago, Deepak wouldn’t […]

We arrived at our orphanage outside of Rourkela this afternoon. It’s about 45 minutes or so away from the hotel we’re staying at in the […]

Okay, folks. We finally have internet access. I am currently in the city of Rourkela at about 10 PM and the city is buzzing. Rourkela […]

At Sooch Village and it’s time to eat. I’ll update more later tonight.

Chicago O’Hare…more boring than it looks. The routine, three hour flight from Austin to Chicago is over. I’m waiting at gate K16 at the Chicago […]

I’m all packed and ready to roll. At least I hope I’m all packed. I’m one of those travelers who always suspects he forgot something. […]

When I learned I was traveling to India, I realized that I didn’t know much about the country. And with a country as old as […]

One of the most consistent pieces of advice I’ve received while preparing for India is to sit in the back seat when riding in a […]

View Larger Map Note: You should be able to move around within this map and zoom in to see where I’ll be going. I fly […]