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Monday Night
Holy Idaho! I am so excited to be in India. I don't think I mentioned this before, but my best friend's parents are from India. Her name is Nepal. Do you know why her parents would want to name her Nepal? I sure do! I sent her a text today to tell her that we were in India (I hope Uncle GT doesn't get mad that I told her where we were - she swore to secrecy).
We just got off the phone with Uncle GT. He told Geo that he wanted us to go look for that phone ASAP. Uncle GT is very familiar with how garbage chutes work. He said a dumpster should be somewhere on the same block as Veritas Resources. We are heading there now. We will update our blog once we find our phone. Holy Idaho! I hope we can find it!
We just got off the phone with Uncle GT. He told Geo that he wanted us to go look for that phone ASAP. Uncle GT is very familiar with how garbage chutes work. He said a dumpster should be somewhere on the same block as Veritas Resources. We are heading there now. We will update our blog once we find our phone. Holy Idaho! I hope we can find it!
- Meri
We finally got to visit the Taj Mahal today. It was even more beautiful in real life! Holy Idaho!!
At the market today, we bought this quilt for our mom. We had to buy a box and take it to their local postal service to ship.
A to Z Kids Stuff - INDIA
Learn more about India through interesting facts and videos
Tuesday
Well, today was definitely the grossest day of our trip. There were 2 dumpsters near Veritas Resources. And you guessed it - we didn't find the phones in the first dumpster. You are probably wondering why I said plural "phones," not "phone." Let me back up to 4-hours ago. We left our hotel room as soon as the sun came up. Neither Meri nor I had much of an appetite, knowing we were about to go search through yesterday's trash. We wanted to get to the dumpsters as soon as possible, hoping to be able to find our phone. We made one stop for some masks and gloves before we searched the dumpster, as you all voted for us to do in our last blog post.
We got to the first dumpster, which was only about half full (maybe even less). Meri and I put on our rubber gloves and climbed inside the dumpster. It gives me chills even thinking about it! There were only a few inches of trash in the dumpster; it took us less than 15 minutes to realize that we wouldn't find our phone in this mess. Since Meri had her own personal phone, she called the other phone's number and could not hear a ring. So, Meri and I left thinking that we had lost our phone. Then out of the corner of Meri's eye, she realized there was another dumpster about 50 feet away from us (but still close to the Veritas Resources building). So Meri and I quickly went to the second dumpster. We put our rubber gloves back on and headed inside this dumpster (which was nearly full). We searched through papers, bags, food, and others. We spent almost an hour digging through the trash. Meri tried to call the other phone again, and it went right to voicemail. Finally, we found a phone. When I say "we," that is the truth. Meri and I each found a phone at the exact same moment. What are the odds of finding two different phones that were IDENTICAL (the same make and model) inside of the trash at the EXACT same time? We tried to turn on both phones. Both phones were damp and appeared to have dead batteries. We decided to take both phones to the hotel and put them on our chargers. Hopefully, one of these two phones was our phone from GT for this mission. We also found a HUGE clue. We need your help to try to figure out what it means. We found a crumpled-up piece of paper (ripped in half). We could only make out part of the information. The only statements we could make were Place: Turkme---, Training: German Shep ---, Mission: Nrthwst Pa ---. Can you look at the attached map and see if we are anywhere near any countries (or cities) that start with Turkme---? We know that Dewey is mainly a German Shepherd (mixed with some other breed). I bet I know what the "Mission" is. Do you?
We got to the first dumpster, which was only about half full (maybe even less). Meri and I put on our rubber gloves and climbed inside the dumpster. It gives me chills even thinking about it! There were only a few inches of trash in the dumpster; it took us less than 15 minutes to realize that we wouldn't find our phone in this mess. Since Meri had her own personal phone, she called the other phone's number and could not hear a ring. So, Meri and I left thinking that we had lost our phone. Then out of the corner of Meri's eye, she realized there was another dumpster about 50 feet away from us (but still close to the Veritas Resources building). So Meri and I quickly went to the second dumpster. We put our rubber gloves back on and headed inside this dumpster (which was nearly full). We searched through papers, bags, food, and others. We spent almost an hour digging through the trash. Meri tried to call the other phone again, and it went right to voicemail. Finally, we found a phone. When I say "we," that is the truth. Meri and I each found a phone at the exact same moment. What are the odds of finding two different phones that were IDENTICAL (the same make and model) inside of the trash at the EXACT same time? We tried to turn on both phones. Both phones were damp and appeared to have dead batteries. We decided to take both phones to the hotel and put them on our chargers. Hopefully, one of these two phones was our phone from GT for this mission. We also found a HUGE clue. We need your help to try to figure out what it means. We found a crumpled-up piece of paper (ripped in half). We could only make out part of the information. The only statements we could make were Place: Turkme---, Training: German Shep ---, Mission: Nrthwst Pa ---. Can you look at the attached map and see if we are anywhere near any countries (or cities) that start with Turkme---? We know that Dewey is mainly a German Shepherd (mixed with some other breed). I bet I know what the "Mission" is. Do you?
- Geo
Look what we saw near the dumpster!
This is the street where the dumpster was located. I get chills thinking about it - yuck!
South Asia Map
Click to open up the map. Can you find the country that begins with Turkme --? What is the country\'s full name? Are we close to the country? What cardinal direction will we be traveling from New Delhi to the mystery of Turkme-?
Wednesday
Thank you so much for your help. Thanks to your investigation skills, we are going to the airport. We are flying to Turkmenistan later this afternoon. While we ride to the airport, we are checking out the country of Turkmenistan. I have never even heard of this country that is as large as the state of California! Turkmenistan is bordered by Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The capital city is Ashgabat. We are flying to the capital city in a few hours. This country was actually part of the Soviet Union until it gained its independence in 1991. So it is a fairly new country. How old is the country? Turkmenistan is actually part of Asia called the "Middle East." The Middle East is the gateway from Asia to the east and Europe. Many countries are considered to be in the Middle East (over 20). You have probably heard of many Middle Eastern countries - Iran, Iraq, Oman, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkmenistan (obviously), and many others. Do you know any other Middle Eastern countries?
Meri has been reading about Turkmenistan and found some fascinating facts. Did you know that Turkmenistan is rich in natural resources, especially natural gas, sulfur, gas, and petroleum? Some of the exported goods from Turkmenistan include crude oil, gas, and textiles. Most of the country's exports (47%) go to Ukraine. Sometimes I wonder why every country's export partners are different. Do you think it has something to do with where they are and what other countries need? The main religion of Turkmenistan is Muslim (90% of citizens are Muslim). The official language is called "Turkmen." I have never heard of that language, have you? Okay, our taxi has arrived at the airport we will update our blog after we check in with the airline.
Meri has been reading about Turkmenistan and found some fascinating facts. Did you know that Turkmenistan is rich in natural resources, especially natural gas, sulfur, gas, and petroleum? Some of the exported goods from Turkmenistan include crude oil, gas, and textiles. Most of the country's exports (47%) go to Ukraine. Sometimes I wonder why every country's export partners are different. Do you think it has something to do with where they are and what other countries need? The main religion of Turkmenistan is Muslim (90% of citizens are Muslim). The official language is called "Turkmen." I have never heard of that language, have you? Okay, our taxi has arrived at the airport we will update our blog after we check in with the airline.
- Geo
The desert area of Turkmenistan
Another picture of Turkmenistan
Wednesday Afternoon
Holy Idaho! I almost forgot to tell you about the cell phone fiasco. We dried out both of the phones. We had to buy some rice to soak the phones overnight. We charged both phones for several hours. When we turned on both phones, the memories were gone! Thankfully we knew the number of our phone and Geo called - - and one rang! Next, we called Uncle GT and told him we were going to Turkmenistan. He commended our investigative skills because he, too, had found out that Dewey was in Turkmenistan. However, since then, the U.S. Intelligence working for Uncle GT found transfer records for Dewey to be transferred from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to Beijing, China. Apparently, Dewey has passed the initial training tests and is moving on to stage 2. The next stage requires Dewey to work with a personal trainer that will remain with him throughout his "employment" (or more like dog-napping). Beijing is such a huge city the company (Veritas Resources) is located on Wusi (close to Jingshan Park). Uncle GT has booked us a hotel on Wusi Dajie right next to the National Art Museum of China. We attached a street map of Beijing. Can you tell us the cardinal direction we will be traveling going from our hotel to Veritas Resources?
- Meri
This is a picture of the Great Wall of China! Holy Idaho!
Here is another famous tourist attraction - Mao Tse-tung. I wonder how you pronounce that?
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