Category Archives: India

I lived in India for a year and studied Indian culture at university.

Back From India

Posted on 15.02.2012 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Je suis rentrée d’Inde![en]I’m not good at transitions, at changes of life rhythm. Switzerland to India and back is a big transition, and not because of the temperature gap. Everyone knows there is a huge difference in culture and lifestyle … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Personal | Tagged india-2011-2012 | 2 Comments

Amit Gupta Needs You, and Other South Asians Too (Join the Marrow Registry!)

Posted on 02.12.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Amit Gupta, celui qui a démarré Jelly et Photojojo (entre autres), court le risque de mourir de leucémie aiguë s’il ne trouve pas un donneur de cellules souches du sang. La chance de trouver un donneur pour quelqu’un d’Asie du … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, India, News and Politics, Social Media and the Web | Tagged amitguptaneedsyou, bone marrow, donate, india, registry, south asia, swabforamit | Leave a comment

The Ugly Indians Are Cleaning the Streets of Bangalore

Posted on 30.11.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]A Bangalore, un groupe de volontaires nettoie et reprend possession des rues remplies de détritus. Tout ça en s’organisant en ligne, bien entendu. Ça rappelle un peu les Riot Wombles des émeutes de Londres.[en]If you’ve been to India, you know … Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged bangalore, clean, grassroots, streets, the ugly indian, the ugly indians, ugly indians, volunteer | 2 Comments

Eat, Pray, Love: Damn You, Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on 23.04.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]J’ai aimé Eat, Pray, Love plus que ce à quoi je m’attendais. Le trip “spiritualité indienne sauce occidentale”, je m’en passerais, mais il y a plein de bonnes choses — outre l’écriture, que j’aime beaucoup. Pour plus de détails… lire … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, India, Personal, Understanding life and the world | Tagged atheism, belief, eat pray love, elizabeth gilbert, god, india, love, psychology, religion, siddha yoga, spirituality | 2 Comments

I’m Home

Posted on 31.01.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Je suis rentrée. En Suisse, il fait gris et froid et Bagha est mort. Retour à prendre au jour le jour, en me félicitant d’avoir prévu une reprise en douceur après ce mois de décrochage.[en]I’m home. Back in cold grey … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Personal | Tagged bagha, home, return, travel | 3 Comments

Indian Stretchable Time

Posted on 25.01.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]En quelques mots? Pas envie que mes vacances se terminent.[en]You what what they say about time in India: IST doesn’t stand for Indian Standard Time, but for Indian Stretchable Time. I think it’s pretty obvious to anybody who spends enough … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Personal, Travels | Tagged holiday, time | 2 Comments

Choc culturel à Bangalore

Posted on 21.01.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Bangalore. A culture shock for Indian me. As the editor for ebookers.ch’s travel blog, I contribute there regularly. I have cross-posted some of my more personal articles here for safe-keeping.[fr]Cet article a été initialement publié sur le blog de voyage … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog de voyage ebookers.ch, India, Travels | Tagged bangalore, choc culturel, India 2010-2011, modernité, occident, ville | Leave a comment

What’s Up?

Posted on 15.01.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Occupations, réflexions et choses intéressantes des derniers jours.[en]Keeping myself busy in Bangalore, either by eating in posh restaurants, buying too many books, conversing with fellow travelers, learning to use Lightroom correctly and uploading my photographs, and hanging out on Quora. … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Social Media and the Web | Tagged aic, bangalore, cleatrip, India 2010-2011, mysore, photos, quora, reality tours, scancafe, tourism, train | 1 Comment

A Quick Survival Guide to India

Posted on 11.01.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Quelques conseils de survie pour qui se rend en Inde pour la première fois. En très bref: s’attendre à ce que les choses prennent du temps et n’aillent pas comme prévu — être modeste dans ses ambitions pour le programme … Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged Culture, guide, indian culture, survival, survival guide, survival tips, tips | 8 Comments