This is a short (22 seconds) video we shot while riding in downtown Karachi. We hope it works for you.
Watch for the two donkey carts and notice the 3-wheeled taxis!
We might put on some of the really scary ones!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Miscellaneous
Many people have kindly asked about our safety since there was a major earthquake here in Pakistan. We are fine and didn't even know about it until we saw the TV news. This picture is from GoogleEarth and the yellow line shows how far we are from the epicenter (366 miles). If it helps you to visualize it, that is about the distance from the Washington coast to the Idaho border. In other words, we were a loooong way from it. You can click on the picture to make it a lot larger so you can see it. The lat long of the epicenter in Quetta, Pakistan is about 30°12'35"N 67°01'21". If you use GoogleEarth, you can search for Quetta. Our house in Karachi is about 24°53"00"N 67°05"10"E. If you donate to disaster relief, that region of the country really is in need of help.
End of October and it is still quite warm and humid. You have noticed the current temperatures here, haven't you? The Middle School had their Fall Social at the pool 24 October afternoon/evening.
Here we are with Scott and Nikola Johnson all dressed up for the Marine Ball at the Karachi Consulate last night. We all taught together in Jeddah and now all teach here in Karachi.
This is one of the many ads put up by the "Tolet Corporation". They do a LOT of advertising around here and seem to have a strong business presence all over the city.
It is hard to tell what their product is.
It actually took Jim a while to figure out that "tolet" is just local spelling for "to let". Any empty advertising space has something to make sure you know you can rent the space!
End of October and it is still quite warm and humid. You have noticed the current temperatures here, haven't you? The Middle School had their Fall Social at the pool 24 October afternoon/evening.
Here we are with Scott and Nikola Johnson all dressed up for the Marine Ball at the Karachi Consulate last night. We all taught together in Jeddah and now all teach here in Karachi.
This is one of the many ads put up by the "Tolet Corporation". They do a LOT of advertising around here and seem to have a strong business presence all over the city.
It is hard to tell what their product is.
It actually took Jim a while to figure out that "tolet" is just local spelling for "to let". Any empty advertising space has something to make sure you know you can rent the space!
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