Feeling better after first round of Culture Shock
I popped out of culture shock induced depression yesterday, about 18 hours after its onset. That’s a pretty short period of time to be depressed. Maybe I was just in a bad mood for a day. What alarmed me about this mood swing was that it started at the end of one day and was … Read more
Culture Shock!
Here’s an events summary of yesterday at my first attempt to list them. First day of housekeeper. Went to market for fruits and vegetables. Lunch with a traveler friend from the states and the expat she’s staying with Dinner with Daya, a friend of a friend, and a couple of Daya’s friends of friends However, … Read more
First Impressions of Bombay
As we prepared for Bombay, we read some books about the city and talked to friends that had been or lived there. Most of the comments and feedback we heard were in the following form: “It’s the most exciting, dynamic place on the planet right now. Like New York City in the early 1900’s, it’s … Read more