Tag: India

2015 Bucket List Recap

So I guys, Happy New Year! It’s gonna be a great year to accomplish new goals. What do you have up your sleeve for 2016? It has been a long time since I wrote to you.. but what a year it was. I hope everyone can look back on 2015 and look in amazement in how far you have come.. but just how far 2016 will take you. Unfortunately I did not finish my entire bucket list… But I will definitely carry over those I did not finish to the new list.   Lets take a quick recap   Salt Therapy I completed Salt Therapy in Orlando, which was a great experience. Find out more by reading my post.   Murder Mystery Dinner I did the Murder Mystery Dinner with my older sister in Palm Beach, and of course our team won and figured out the killer…. We is smart!! …

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The Power of Cow Urine and other Natural Medicines in India

As I continue to work on my PhD I have found myself extremely interested in natural medicines, and so I decided to dig deeper into some used in India. One part of my proposal is to look at the advantages of such natural extracts or products on HIV Dementia. So, in my mini vacation to India I explored and questioned about some of the unique aspects of traditional medicine.   Cow Urine My first encounter with cow urine, was as I walked the streets of Bombay. There on the streets a cow was peeing and a young girl rushed for a pan and started catching the urine. I was astonished that this was occurring, and my friend and I stopped to watch. We begin wondering why this little girl felt the need to catch the urine, as with such hot conditions, the urine would evaporate. We could not deduce a …

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How to Make an Airline’s Mistake Your Next BIG TRIP! (ERROR FARES)

I woke up Christmas morning rather early, to start helping my mom with breakfast and begin preparations for our dinner… So, that was about 5 am. I picked up my phone and there it was…. FLIGHTS FROM CHICAGO/NEW YORK TO ABU DHABI for under $300 round trip. WHATTTTT???? I immediately read the post by The Points Guy, and EUREKA… these flight prices were no joke from Etihad Airlines!!!!What perfect timing. I was already planning a trip into that region with my friend… so, I immediately called my Traveling/Adrenaline Junkie Bestie… and started searching for our trip to India. After exploring a few options of where to fly into and where to fly out of. I snagged a $256.40 ticket (I also bought insurance so about $300) to fly from Chicago to Mumbai, India (1 stop in Abu Dhabi for an hour or so) then back home from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to Chicago …

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