To see all of the photos from my young ESL class – click here! Another week has passed. Something has happened that I really wasn’t expecting – it has taken me by surprise. All my thoughts are consumed by it…I am giddy…I walk around with a big smile on my face when I talk about […]
Spice Diaries – Vol 4, Aug. 20
I learned today that there is a man that works in our colony (neighborhood) that simply is the ‘ironing man’. No – I’m not talking about a James Taylor song. He irons clothes all day for 1 rupee per piece – that equates to about 2 cents a garment. He works between my flat and my […]
Love Stinks?
Every year I have a Valentine tradition, I have a t-shirt that I wear that says “Love Stinks” in little pink rhinestones. It doesn’t necessarily reflect my feeling about Valentine’s day (yet the cynical side of me thinks that Hallmark is truly evil), instead I find the shirt humorous. I love to see people’s reactions […]
On My Way
Departing Penn Station with my packs I’ve done it – there’s no looking back now – I’ve got to roll with whatever comes my way. It was a difficult departure – reminiscent of my previous moves around the US. Every time I would talk to a close friend my eyes would well up in tears. […]
Freaking out; 6 weeks to go
Well – I have found out that the closer it gets to my d-day (departure date), I seem to be getting more and more freaked out about everything. Yes – I suppose this is normal, completely normal for anyone who is trying to put their life on hold for a year, keeping a secret from […]
Who I am
I have been working in Corporate America now for 14 years – how time flies. How can that be – I still feel like I’m 22 and just starting out. After all, what 36 year old has friends throw her a roller skating birthday party! My ass still hurts from that party!I live in New […]
