Author Archives: Mark Egge

I love chai tea. Three times a day. At least. I love buying food on the street and having it served on a leaf. I love that I know more Indians who love Iron Maiden than Americans. I love being … Continue reading →

Actually… my phone number hasn’t changed. I just figured out what you need to dial from the United States to make my phone ring. Try: +91.9880.2394.90 or, from a landline, dial 011.91.9880.2394.90. The phone system here in India– like a … Continue reading →

I’ve uploaded some photos from my first week in India. The photos from Hyderabad are here:http://www.eateggs.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1298 Photos from Hampi are here:http://www.eateggs.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1330The Hampi photos came out especially well. The color saturation of several photos has been increased, in addition to several … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, a little piece of information (or a new trailer) emerges for The Fountain, and fans everywhere get their hopes up. And then months pass, and there’s no news. No news whatsoever. It’s been going like … Continue reading →

Having spent the last month of my life eating unbelieveably tasty but primarily vegetarian food, I realize that we in the West miss out on a lot of culinary wonders by generally insisting our food have meat in it. And … Continue reading →

Note to self: buy a screwdriver before going home. Right. Life continues to be absolutely grand, in every sense of the word. In fact, I’m not ever planning on returning home. … Heh. Just kidding. But the thought has crossed … Continue reading →

The angst factor is greatly reduced. In fact, I now feel quite at home in Bangalore. I’ve met my roommate. I’m starting to settle in at Parikrma. I’ve even found a great coffee shop, completely with comfy seats, clean tables, … Continue reading →

Of course, one is always careful not to drop one’s laptop. Even if one has a clever Apple laptop that thinks “what is this sudden unpleasant sensation? Oh! I must be falling! And my hard-drive has important documents! They might … Continue reading →

Oh. My. Goodness. I’m rather terrified, actually. What have I gotten myself in to? Going to Bangkok– to go and study at a University with British and American profs with other American exchanges students and an American roommate– was one … Continue reading →

I wish I could say this has been a great year. Or a challenging year. Or a year that’s changed the way I look at life, the world around me, or myself. I’ve passed from 18 to 19– nineteen proving … Continue reading →