Current Events

I have it pretty good here in India. There are very few things that I do without. Beef is probably the one thing I do without that I miss the most. However, its not that big of a deal and you just get used to it. (Of course, I will be in Thailand in exactly 9 days and have already planned out my beef meals :)) One thing I don't have is a T.V., but that is a choice that Alicia and I have made. We second guess that decision occasionally, but for the most part I don't miss it. The one thing I do miss is knowing what is going on in the world. However, to counteract our lack of media, we recieve the daily newspaper. (I don't really like reading the news from the Internet). I have never been a big newspaper reader, but I have been trying. It gives you something to talk about. I have gone through spurts lately. I would read it everyday for a while and then I would quit. However, I am beginning to wonder if reading the Indian newspaper is really helping me to know what is going on in the world. Sometimes, it is interesting and does seem to cover the major world news. Othertimes though, I have to wonder. Here is a perfect example. This is the front page of The Times of India, showing what to look forward to on the inside:


Somebody, anybody, please tell me there is something more important happening in international news. I am beginning to think that my knowledge of current events may be a little lacking. What do you think?