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		<title>Dear India, thank you for inviting me to stay here forever</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2010/02/01/dear-india-thank-you-for-inviting-me-to-stay-here-forever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 89 mind-boggling, frustration-inducing, grey-hair-propagating, bureaucracy-cursing, confusion-rendering days of limbo over my application for a permanent residency and work permit in India, the central government here in Delhi— lithe, agile and efficient as it always is (heavy sarcasm) — showed me the meaning of unexpected haste. Though I was expecting the process to take months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A year-in-review</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2010/01/13/a-year-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past year pretty much rocked. And the New Year came in fine manner.  No kisses, but a bonfire amid the palm trees (above), new friends, lobster, a decent cigar (thanks, C!), champagne and even the Harry Connick, Jr., band playing Auld Lang Syne at midnight (never leave home without the iPod). I meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I may be &#8216;stuck&#8217; in southeast Asia</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2010/01/11/i-may-be-stuck-in-southeast-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2010/01/11/i-may-be-stuck-in-southeast-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone contemplating a visit in the next year should probably pay attention. There has been an official hiccup in visa rules, meaning I may need to leave the country for longer than planned this spring. Essentially, after it was revealed that alleged terrorist conspirator David Headley had stayed in India long-term on a tourist visa, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology is a mother&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/09/01/technology-is-a-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: I have jumped on the University of Illinois public WIFI and I&#8217;m blogging from the parking lot next to Greg Hall. Apparently, it&#8217;s totally Comcast screwing with me. Damn Comcast. I have spent inordinate amounts of time upgrading, growling at, fixing, wondering why its broken, crying over and finally giving in to technology in the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To live out of a backpack&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/26/to-live-out-of-a-backpack/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/26/to-live-out-of-a-backpack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I would like to think I&#8217;m a minimalist, that I don&#8217;t really need much. People who know how I pack probably laugh at that thought. As I was laying out my gear this morning, to be stuffed into one 110-liter trekking bag and small day/camera pack, I took this picture. Then I decided to label [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weird beagle</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/21/beagle/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/21/beagle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joel&#8217;s dog Blue is a regular source of entertainment.]]></description>
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		<title>Itinerary for the next year or so</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/16/itinerary/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/16/itinerary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My itinerary is still a bit up in the air. I&#8217;m trying to be flexible on purpose, but here&#8217;s the basic rundown, if the dates as a little (or a lot) squishy. September 3. Fly Chicago to New York to Dubai to Nairobi. I&#8217;ll have a couple weeks in and around the Kenyan capital playing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New phone number 623&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/10/new-phone-number-623/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;no, I didn&#8217;t move to Arizona, which is the 623 area code. I&#8217;m the proud owner of a Google Voice account. It organizes all my phones present and future with one number and allows remote access &#8212; even by Internet &#8212; to voicemail and text. I&#8217;ve actually had it for several weeks, but am only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey mosquito, leave me alone</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/06/hey-mosquito-leave-me-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/06/hey-mosquito-leave-me-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=99</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of disease vectors that are serious enemies of the international traveler. Serious enemies. Nemesis level. Damn. I&#8217;ve been vaccinated (or protected) against a lot: Yellow Fever, Polio, Typhoid, Hep A and B. And the standard U.S. MMR, tetanus, diphtheria, etc. And I&#8217;m more than familiar with basic food and water precautions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One month to go</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/03/one-month-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/08/03/one-month-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have one month left in the United States. I officially moved out of the apartment and into Joel&#8217;s house (temporarily) Friday. The weekend was filled with fishing and peaches and relaxing. Now, it&#8217;s back to work. My to do list for the remaining days (not including substantial play time and peach eating): Shopping. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployed and packing</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/22/unemployed-and-packing/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/22/unemployed-and-packing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday was my last day at the Post-Dispatch yet I somehow was still there last night finishing up things. And I&#8217;ll probably have to drop by next week to finalize a couple other matters. Today and tomorrow are hardcore packing days. I&#8217;m DJing tonight at the Royale to take a little break. Tomorrow night, there&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving is the devil&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/18/moving-is-the-devil/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/18/moving-is-the-devil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://adamjadhav.com/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;or it was at least invented by him/her/it. I now have one week to pack my apartment, and every time I do a little more, if feels mostly like I&#8217;m just moving stuff from one corner of the apartment to the other. Anyone who might be available during the day/evening on Friday, July 24, should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who wants a TV? Or my awesome bed?</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/06/who-wants-a-tv-or-my-awesome-bed/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/06/who-wants-a-tv-or-my-awesome-bed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED: My stuff has all been either sold or stored (mostly stored) so I&#8217;ve deleted the content linked below. Tah. Given that come September, I&#8217;m going to be living out a backpack indefinitely, I&#8217;ve decided to part ways with some of my larger possessions, rather than put them into storage. It&#8217;s also perhaps symbolic that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahhh! A new blog?!?!?</title>
		<link>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/04/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://adamjadhav.com/2009/07/04/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jadhav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the process of turning this blog on. Cut me some slack. I&#8217;m still working on tweaking the CSS; if anyone has suggestions about style, design, etc., I&#8217;d be glad to hear them. As I get going on this, I&#8217;ll be providing updates on my prep for a life abroad with little other than [...]]]></description>
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