India Update

My short time here (1 month) in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu is coming to a close. On Sunday night Jerome and I will be boarding a bus in Trichy, the closest town to his home, a head back to Chennai. Click here for a complimentary Google map of this route.

This afternoon (Saturday), Jerome and I went to Tanjore (Thanjavur) to see some of the sites. While I had about had my fill of Hindu Temples, the Brihadeeswarar Temple was unique and definitely worth the bumpy bus ride. But first a flower. . .

Me with Nandi (Sacred Bull)

You probably cannot tell from the photos, but this temple was much taller than the typical Vedic style temples, like the others I have visited. I was amazed to learn the temple's height is one-half its length, to within a few centemeters! Its hard to believe it was built 1000 years ago!

Greetings from India

Hi everyone! I thought you might enjoy seeing a few pictures from India. I have been here for more than three weeks now I believe. It has been quite an adventure. I am learning more than I could possibly layout in a blog posting.

My BYU professor , Joel Selway, and I, in conjunction with a number of very talented individuals here, conducted a couple experiments to explore why public good (roads, trash collection, health care) are harder to create in ethnically diverse societies.

We finished the experiments this last weekend and now I am spending my last week with a new friend, Jerome Samraj and his family. 

I have already seen some really amazing places. Emilie posted photos of a few below. I'll be sure to put up a few more in the coming days.

Speaking of Emilie, the only sad thing about this trip is that she is not with me. Instead, I have to settle for this: 

Needless to say, I am excited to come home and be with her again. **Sorry for the mushiness.

Chennai, India

(Michael and Joel)

Michael is in India!! He is there doing research with a professor, Dr. Selway. It's pretty exciting stuff. They are running cash incentive experiments with surveys to determine the effect of diversity on the provision of public goods (healthcare, roads, drain cleaning, sewerage, trash collecting, etc.) in a society.

In the meantime, Emilie is working full time, taking a class, and trying to set up our new apartment. That's right, we moved AGAIN. Photos will come when the apartment no longer looks like the site of an explosion...

Courtney's Baby Shower

(Molly, Courtney and her adorable maternity shirt, Nicole, and Em)

Courtney is having a baby boy! In like 3 weeks!! We enjoyed the opportunity to throw my childhood friend and partner in crime, Courtney, a baby shower and the great excuse it provided for a Georgia Girls Reunion. Love these girls!

Birthday, Graduation and One Year!

In April, Emilie graduated from BYU with a degree in Political Science. In the Fall, she will start the Master of Public Health program at BYU and graduate with perfect timing before we move off to wherever Michael gets into medical school.

Both of our families came out to celebrate the occasion, and we went down to Bryce Canyon with Emilie's sister, Andrea. It was a short, but fun, trip.

The week sure was a big one! We celebrated Michael's 23rd birthday with lots of cheesecake and good friends, graduation, and our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

(Bryce Canyon, April 24, 2010)

Back in the Saddle

It's summertime and, given our track record, that means.... it's time for another post! Ok, so perhaps we will start posting more than once a season. We will begin our attempt to catch you all up on what has happened. Warning: it might not be in chronological order

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