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		<title>Pick a Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week it seemed as if I almost killed a guy in my, what is now, weekly yoga class.  It was hardly my fault due to the fact that I think the major problem was the fact that he couldn&#8217;t understand me.
There seem to be many people here on the island that can&#8217;t speak English [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=689&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swami Pilgrim in the Land of Piment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I became a yoga instructor in a country where 60-70% of the population is Indian or of Indian descent. 
It was only yesterday that I was asked to teach a class at the local gym and so I spent the day preparing my lesson and practicing my asanas.  It’s been a very long time since I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=683&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Indentured Laborers and Golf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the 2nd of November, was the 175th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Laborers in Mauritius.  The day is a national public holiday here and shops and businesses are generally closed for the day.
It’s been raining like absolute mad this past week which is odd for this time of year, but Monday seemed to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=678&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swapping Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first thing I thought of this morning when I woke up was that Halloween is tomorrow.  And tomorrow is a Saturday.  And practically everyone I&#8217;ve ever known back in the States will either be at a party, taking the kids out trick-or-treating or cleverly figuring out a way to do both.
I have never been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=657&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A soul that&#8217;s been cleaned and pressed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up as a PK in Minnesota, I learned a lot about patience.  Not because it was something that was strongly encouraged as a belief to hold onto during Sunday school sessions, but because as a kid, I practically lived at the church on Sundays, Wednesdays during Lent and major holidays.
There was a gang of us church [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=644&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ave Maria and the Buttercream-Colored Girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or &#8216;How I know I&#8217;m not in Minnesota anymore&#8217;.
Stop signs are optional. 
This was discovered back during the white knuckle days of learning to navigate the streets.  There is one particular stop sign in the big city where everybody just kind of rolls on by.  I do it, too, but the initial thrill has worn off. 
In the beginning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=634&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonella strikes at snack shack</title>
		<link>http://mnpilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/salmonella-strikes-at-snack-shack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salmonella at KFC
Yesterday, the front pages of two of the larger circulated newspapers here (L&#8217;express &#38; Le Matinal) featured articles about the recent salmonella outbreak that was just discovered at the island&#8217;s KFC locations.
KFC is very popular here.  While there is only one McDonald&#8217;s, there are over a dozen KFCs.  I think the heavy Hindi [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=621&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moneytrees and the art of development</title>
		<link>http://mnpilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/moneytrees-and-the-art-of-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MN Pilgrim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does a developing country get a leg up and what&#8217;s been big news on my tiny home away from home?
At the very end of January and very beginning of February 2009, the Chinese sent a delegation over to the island of Mauritius to see if there were any potential investment/development opportunities here. 
I remember this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=611&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Coca Cola Products in Mauritius</title>
		<link>http://mnpilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/bad-coca-cola-products-in-mauritius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post may seem a little un-fun and it&#8217;s nothing glamorous or exciting, but in my little micro-home of an island, I find this issue to be of importance.  It&#8217;s my day-to-day and I know there are some Mauritians out there that read this blog.  I hope this post gets people thinking.
For the past two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=605&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s have fun together, twist.</title>
		<link>http://mnpilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/lets-have-fun-together-twist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MN Pilgrim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mauritius Dance Fever 2009
The quote for this post&#8217;s title was said by a judge for a dance competition during his introduction.  It stuck with me for the remainder of the evening.
Last night I was fortunate enough to attend the final live broadcast competition of the Mauritius Dance Fever 2009 Final as a VIP guest.  The local [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mnpilgrim.wordpress.com&blog=4105030&post=597&subd=mnpilgrim&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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