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Day 36: Halfway Mark

2/26/2016

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it is hard to believe I have only been here for half of my time. My fellow travelers are at the end of their trip. The second half will be more processing all I have learned here and doing some writing.

I've changed my plans slightly. Instead of going to SattalAshram I will go to Mussoorie to have 2 full weeks of writing.

While I am in Darjeeling I am trying to imagine what it was like in 1910.

Doris writes in her diary:

" Father, Libele and I traveled quite calmly to Darjeeling, in early May, where we had reserved our lodging already much earlier with Miss MacIntosh’s Clover Cot, for two months. We had a very nice time of recreation there."

I cannot find where this cottage may have been. But I have taken pictures of old buildings to spark my imagination of what might have been.
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Alcott Lodge a d Rose Cottage
Internet is not strong enough here so I apologize to my non-FB followers, the bulk of my pictures are there.
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    Mary Girard

    I will be traveling and visiting India, with my Father. Our primary destination in India is Ranchi, Jharkhand. We will also visit other towns and cities in that north-eastern region as well as other places in India.

    Ranchi is the first place where our ancestors lived. When they went to India.  They had been there from 1868 - 1915. They were the first generation that we know of that connected us to India. This visit will connect us with the Christians who live there who are the beneficiaries of that early missionary work.

    My father and I will be joined by others,including my father's cousin, Wolfram Peetz. He is looking forward to see Purulia where his mother was born.

    I am still seeking funding to help with some of the costs related to research. The research is for a historical novel I am writing based on the lives of these anscestors.
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