tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39016508979726111992024-03-21T09:04:55.972+05:30explore. dream. discover.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-67365553764285178452013-05-25T17:08:00.000+05:302013-05-25T17:41:32.261+05:30A Move to Sunshine (& Wine....)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, I think that it's fair to say my trip to South Africa in March was a success. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset hike up Lion's Head Mountain with my AMAZING hosts Tamsin and Markus<br />
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All in all, it was <span style="text-align: left;">3 weeks of sunshine, friends, wine, crayfish (i.e. lobsters), trail runs and a tiny bit of work (ok, not really a tiny bit, actually quite a bit of exciting things on the work side). </span><br />
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I've known that Cape Town was somewhere I'd like to live for a couple of years and after last year's trip with Gillian, I was head over heels in love. So on this trip, part of my goal was to determine if it made sense career wise to take the plunge and make the move.<br />
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In between the fun and the wine, there were amazing opportunities appearing almost everyday on the career side.<br />
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The pretext for traveling down to sunshine had been work with the <a href="http://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/s.asp?p=389" target="_blank">Bertha Centre</a> of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Cape Town.</div>
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From the first day in the office, which is a hive of activity and energy led by an SBS alum who is incredibly inspiring, I knew that I needed to find a way to be apart of the revolution that is emanating from tiny, overcrowded corner of the Graduate School of Business.</div>
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After 2 presentations to the Western Cape government and 1 to the National Treasury (in Pretoria) on how to stimulate the <a href="http://apsocialfinance.com/" target="_blank">Social Investment Market</a> in South Africa and the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa, a productive Impact Investing conference co-hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and countless conversations with consultants and academics interested in social finance, I decided now was time to take the plunge.<br />
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<span style="text-align: right;">So from June 21, 2013, I will be based in Cape Town, South Africa. I'll be working with the Bertha Centre on a few incredible projects, consulting through my own company (</span><a href="http://insightcapitalpartners.com/" style="text-align: right;" target="_blank">Insight Capital Partners</a><span style="text-align: right;">) and still lecturing at Oxford now and again (it's a long commute, but totally worth it). </span><br />
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This move marks the 4th continent I've called home in the past 5 years, but I'm hoping its the last move for a long time.</div>
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As I walked up to the Emirates gate agent at the Cape Town international airport, he asked how my trip had been and if I was planning to come back to Cape Town. I couldn't hide the smile on my face as I replied "Yes and next time I'm coming back for good".<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-6012100990557589392013-03-03T00:00:00.004+05:302013-03-03T02:37:20.475+05:30Update & Introducing AP Social Finance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey all,<br />
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As you will notice, I've been a bit absent from chronicling my adventures on here, but have no fear, although I'm based in Oxford, I'm still gallivanting around the globe! Next up is a trip down to Cape Town to work with the University of Cape Town and the South African government on developing their social investment market.<br />
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Also, I've created a new blog <a href="http://apsocialfinance.com/">APsocialfinance.com</a> to write about the work I'm doing in social investment. Do check it out.<br />
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Peace,<br />
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Just for fun - here are a few of the recent wanderings and outings:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Brunch - December</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minnesota beauty - Christmas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York SBS reunion - Birthday (January)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cambridge - February</td></tr>
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So the week I've been waiting for for almost a year is here! For the next 4 days Oxford will be turned into a haven for Social Enterprise and Social Finance aficionados. Basically, heaven. :)<br />
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The <a href="http://skollworldforum.org/" target="_blank">Skoll World Forum</a> is the largest conference in the world for Social Entrepreneurship and part of my Associate Fellowship at the Skoll Centre is attending, blogging and participating in all different aspects of the event (and the sister event the <a href="http://www.oxfordjam.org.uk/" target="_blank">Oxford Jam</a>). I could not be more excited.<br />
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Follow the action on twitter (#skollwf), facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skoll-World-Forum/337234232975325) & blog (http://skollworldforum.org/all-posts/).<br />
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Here's to an amazing week!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com0Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528551.712404000000006 -1.334249 51.791044 -1.176321tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-2834781962150879942012-03-26T12:38:00.000+05:302012-03-26T12:38:08.450+05:30Halfway done already??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hilary term is now officially finished! I can't believe we've finished our second of three terms. The time is going far, far too fast here in Oxford. Is there any way to slow it down a bit?<br />
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Here are a few pictures of some of the incredible times from the past couple of months:<br />
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<b>Weekend Trip to Morocco</b></div>
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Next it's off to Turkey, South Africa and the U.S. (for the VCIC World Championships!). Stay tuned. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com0Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528551.712404000000006 -1.334249 51.791044 -1.176321tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-29293396487972556052012-01-08T21:31:00.000+05:302012-01-08T21:33:27.551+05:30A Tiny Bit of Oxford's Magic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Unfortunately, I've been very delinquent in posting about the incredible time I've spent at Oxford over the past 4 months, but thankfully, my friends have not been! Check out some of these posts for descriptions of our magical time and I'll do my best to whip up some essays soon on what it's like to run around an 800 year old college in black tie dresses and hogwarts-esque outfits. <br />
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<b>Alethia Kang</b> - One of the most beautiful writers (and people) I've ever met. She is impeccable at describing the magic of our experience.<br />
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<a href="http://serendipite.tumblr.com/post/14577139535/my-mba-class-around-the-world-every-day">My MBA class: around the world every day</a><br />
As quickly as snowflakes can blanket the English countryside in a layer
of innocent white, Michaelmas, our first term as it’s called at Oxford,
is over. And what a term it was! They weren’t kidding when they said
that your MBA year will fly by. I dare say that most, if not all, of us
have never tasted such an intense concoction of intellectual,
extracurricular, and social flavours...<br />
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<a href="http://serendipite.tumblr.com/post/12761322947/another-day-at-oxford">Another day at Oxford…</a><br />
We climb spiral towers,<br />
Stroll through green meadows,<br />
Punt down rivers,<br />
Explore grand, old buildings,<br />
Stop by gardens,<br />
Cross bridges,<br />
Bike through lanes,<br />
Visit quaint cafés,<br />
And it’s another day at Oxford... <br />
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<b>Official Blogs</b> <br />
<a href="http://programmes.sbsblogs.co.uk/">The Official Oxford MBA blog site </a>- great stuff written by some of my favorite classmates.<br />
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<b>Library Rock by Mike Navarrete </b> - A video a classmate made of our 4:00pm silent dance party in the library every day during the study week before finals.<br />
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Finally, here are a few pictures I took of campus during my first weeks of exploring. Hope everyone had a beautiful holiday season and spent some quality time with people you love. I certainly did and was thankful for every moment of it.<br />
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Way overdue on this post, but I have to admit, I've been so overwhelmed by the past couple of months of settling into Oxford. It's been a crazy, beautiful, amazing experience so far and I have this inkling* that this year is going to be one of the most intense and wonderful of my life.<br />
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Will be posting more on Oxford life soon.<br />
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*Fun fact: the "Inklings" including C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien used to hang out at a bar not too far from me. I love going in there and having a pint in the same place they sat and discussed all their crazy imaginative wonderings. How amazing is that?<br />
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My favorite parts of my Latin America trip (which seems forever ago now!) were the crazy adventure things we did. Here are my top picks.<br />
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In Bolivia, it was independence day and we were lucky enough to watch what seemed like every marching band in the country parade down one of the main avenues in La Paz. <br />
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We spent a couple of days wandering through the streets of this beautiful city (the highest capital city in the world) with stops in dozens of churches and a very informative Cocaine museum.<br />
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The next stop was Cuzco, Peru. What a city. Arriving very, very early in the morning, our first glimpses of its beauty were a dark square surrounded by illuminated cathedrals and picturesque museums.<br />
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When the sun came up, the city came alive and there were miles of cobblestone streets to walk, parks to sit in and soak up sun, views to be admired and churches to be astonished by. <br />
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We signed up for a 4 day trek to Machu Picchu that started with bike riding down the Andes mountains.<br />
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Then it was time for 2 days of trekking, a session of zip lining and lots of avocado eating (they literally fall off the trees here, it's amazing).<br />
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And finally, getting up at 4AM to run (I do mean run) up the 1000 steps to Machu Picchu (we were among the first 20 people at the entrance). Words do even come close to describing the beauty of this place and pictures only hint at its magnificence. <br />
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We had tickets for Waynu Picchu, which is the mountain next to the ruins (picture to the right). We again ran up to the top and for a
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Next wonder of the world on our tour? An oasis in Peru. </div>
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Huachachina, Peru, where I discovered my new favorite sport: Sand boarding.</div>
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After a crazy fun go kart ride out to the middle of the desert, we took out our boards and I trusted our guide enough to lay down on mine first. 30 seconds later I was flying down a sand dune mountain faster than I have ever gone on something not motorized. Apparently I am quite aerodynamic, I not only flew down the entire dune but half way up the next one. Talk about a rush.<br />
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Onto another Go Kart in Ecuador (except we got to drive these). It was like MarioKart but way better (and slightly more dangerous since the trucks and semis on the road were real)<br />
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Then it was time for some rappelling down 200ft waterfalls. I've realized I love experiences when someone tells me to jump and I have to harness my adrenaline and catapult myself over a ledge into the air. <br />
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Speaking of air. In Quito, there is an amazing cathedral up on a hill in the middle of the city where you can climb up stairs that may or may not be entirely sturdy to the tip-top bell tower with a gorgeous view.<br />
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Our last port of call was Colombia. Bogota is an interesting city, I think I'll have to go back again with someone that knows the city. BUT the gold museum (above) was pretty fantastic.<br />
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Mmmmm, a lovely few weeks. My next goal is to learn Spanish before I go back and hit up the Galapagos. <br />
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After a wonderful 3 weeks in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, I'm back in the U.S.A. staying at my dear friend Christin's gorgeous apartment in Chicago. Even though I gush about it at every opportunity, I found myself amazed at the Chicago's beauty when I got here. The weather is perfect, the lake looks magnificent and I've already had the most delicious micro-brewed beer and some great Mexican food. Cheers for that.<br />
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I'll be sure to find some time to tell some stories about the South America adventures and share some pictures (I took like 800 and I can't wait to get them on my mac back in MN and play with them) in the next couple of weeks before I head out to England on the 14th of September. In the meantime here a few thoughts on my Latin American journeys.<br />
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I love being called Senorita. Seriously, leading with that, pretty much any street hawker could get at least a few seconds of my attention.<br />
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Why are all of the cities built up in the mountains? It's crazy cold at night! My dreams of short shorts and tank tops certainly didn't include them being covered by sweaters and sweatpants.<br />
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Looking down on the sun rising over Machu Picchu from up on Wayna Picchu is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen.<br />
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Cama (fully reclining leather seats) buses are unbelievable, talk about traveling in style.<br />
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That being said... It should NOT be so expensive to fly around the continent. Some of those bus journeys are crazy long and the intercountry flights are 4-5x as expensive as anywhere in Asia or Europe. Come on!<br />
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All of the activities you can do are overwhelming! We go karted, sand buggied, sand boarded, zip lined, road bikes down the Andes, went canyoning down 150ft waterfalls, trekked all over the place and still left a bazillion other things undone.<br />
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Staying at a real oasis (a lagoon in the middle of the desert) was surreal. Particularly because it was in Peru and I never imagined Peru having the biggest desert I'd ever seen.<br />
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Next up, lots of pictures!!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-11880556328961300712011-08-01T19:41:00.000+05:302011-08-01T19:41:21.983+05:30Saying Goodbye to Bangalore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been an incredible year here in Bangalore. I've felt particularly blessed over the past few days, as I've said my farewells and made plans to see my friends again someday, at all corners of the globe. Here are few pics from this past weekend of people who've made me smile over the past year and who I'll miss dearly!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beautiful ladies Danika and Mangala <br />(at our FAVE brunch spot "Hole in the Wall")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My crazy dutch/german/greek buddies Katerina and Walter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Sandalwood princess Meghana and the amazingly dressed Praveen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awww Shiv.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 hours of Sushi and drinks, a lovely way to say adieu!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beautiful flower seller who pins strands in my<br />hair and lights up my morning everyday with her smile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My florist couple who give me gorgeous daisies and carnations<br /> and always say hello in the mornings</td></tr>
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So many more people have touched my life in Bangalore (and Mumbai & Delhi). Just so you know, I'm thankful for each and every one of you. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-10050776098625513872011-07-22T18:46:00.000+05:302011-07-22T18:46:27.817+05:30Bowling in Burkas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In travel and in life, there are times you are in places or situations that could be anywhere in the world. I.e. bowling alleys, airplanes, office parks, malls etc. generally look very very similar the world over. A fantastic part about India though, is she never let's you forget where you are.<br />
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I think this is a feature of the country that is so compelling to foreigners (like me!) and even Indians that have left and come back. There is an authenticity and a rawness about India that goes far beyond the poverty and poor infrastructure that cosmetically separates it from the developed world. As I've written hundreds of times on this blog, India is very real. All. the. time. This can be exhilarating, frustrating, exhausting and amazing. <br />
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Beyond the U.S., I don't know if I will ever be able to fall in love with another country the way I have with India. I will definitely try (starting with Oxford in Sept), but I'm doubtful. I also doubt any country will ever exasperate me the same way. That's love I guess... Anyway, I digress, so let me introduce my latest list, compiled over the past couple of weeks and prompted by experiencing the first entry. Drum roll please... </div>
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You look at the bowling lane next to you and see a women in a burka<br />
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A bull walks by you on your way out of a business meeting (in a fancy office park)<br />
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The pilot says to buckle up, as up the monsoon will cause turbulence<br />
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You are ordering pizza and are asked if you'd like "non-veg" pizza<br />
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The person in front of you at the movie theatre answers their phone and starts shouting during Harry Potter. Or you go get popcorn at the movie theatre and the choice includes masala and schezuan (first pretty good, second, not so much)<br />
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You are having a conversation with an American friend and you say "can you believe it? It cost 1.5 lakh only?"<br />
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You are in the middle of a presentation at an investor's office and the
power goes out. The investor groans and says, "shoot I forgot about the
power cut today". <br />
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You are walking down a sidewalk and a motorcycle drives past you. Also on the sidewalk.<br />
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Up next: <b>You know you are definitely in India when....</b></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-77092651723058207232011-07-16T14:49:00.002+05:302011-07-16T14:52:31.155+05:30How to Order Pizza in IndiaWhen I describe life here in India, there are many aspects that are hard to understand unless you have experienced them yourself. I suppose that is true anywhere in the world. But, I like to believe India is just a little special in its uniqueness. :)<br />
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One of the most difficult concepts to understand is just how hard small, everyday tasks are here. Like finding a cab to drive you to your destination (and then finding your destination - a whole other battle), mailing packages (schedule at least a half a day and expect 4 to 5 locations to be involved), dealing with customer service anywhere (I will never ever complain about any service in the States again)...<br />
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Last week I had the absolutely perfect example of this phenomenon, which made me laugh out loud (after I pulled my hair out!). <br />
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In the U.S., when ordering pizza, the steps are:<br />
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<li>Call pizza place (or order online), give address</li>
<li>Pizza delivered, pay</li>
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In India:<br />
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<li>Call one number, person tells you a different number to call</li>
<li>Call second number, person tells you that there is actually a new branch close to your house</li>
<li>Try to order online instead, website tells you store does not accept online ordering</li>
<li>Call third number, person begins to take your contact info, line cuts</li>
<li>Call number again, different person takes contact info, begins to take your order, suddenly there is loud chanting in the background, line cuts</li>
<li>Call number again, same person answers has your information, confirms your order</li>
<li>5 minutes later - phone rings, Domino’s person asks for address again</li>
<li>10 minutes later – phone rings, delivery person is lost, asks for landmarks, you give him 4 landmarks of the buildings that surround your office (side note: the delivery place is a 5 minute walk from the office), still can’t figure it out, hands phone to random person on street, you try to describe it to said random person</li>
<li>10 minutes later – phone rings, delivery person is still lost and doesn’t speak much English, in very (very!) basic Hindi you try and direct him, you walk outside the building to see if he is there</li>
<li>1 minute later – phone rings, you hand it to a co-worker who directs him in better Hindi, you stand out in the road waving, he pulls his motorcycle over to the building</li>
<li>You go to hand amount (500 rupees - about $11) to delivery boy, he doesn't have change </li>
<li>You walk to a nearby street stall to get change and pay</li>
<li>Pizza is officially delivered, success!</li>
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On the upside: EVERYTHING here is an accomplishment - even getting a pizza delivered! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-18663944218911559402011-07-08T09:08:00.000+05:302011-07-08T09:08:21.005+05:30The Scenery of My Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was sitting in a cab last week looking our the window when something occurred to me: the Indian landscape outside my window looked normal. Completely and utterly normal. Don't get me wrong, I still remember what roads without cows and rickshaws look like and my surrounding continue to amaze and surprise me, but at some point over the last year or so, what used to be exotic, unfamiliar and unexpected became.... expected.<br />
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So, for you dear reader, over the last few days, I've tried to re-examine the ordinary by jotting down things I see each and everyday. I don't bring my camera out with me during the days, but I'm sure if you look through my pictures you'll see each of these images. This is what the scenery of my life looks like.<br />
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Things I see EVERYday:<br />
A mosque adorned with a bazillion Christmas lights<br />
Whole families on motorcycles<br />
Men holding hands<br />
Buses with strange pictures of children painted on the back of them<br />
Billboards for luxury goods with Westerners instead of Indians on them<br />
Ads for whitening creams<br />
Street hawkers selling fruit, snacks, vegetables, or herbs<br />
"My" children: the little kids who live in the construction site next door (where their parents work)<br />
Women in saris hauling plates of sand and gravel on their heads<br />
Rickshaws<br />
People pausing on their motorcycles to touch their heart in front of a temple<br />
Said temple and all the celebrations that occur on a daily basis<br />
My chai stall and flower sellers with huge reams of jasmine flower waiting to be sold to women for their hair<br />
A giant 6 lane road with no stoplights or crosswalks in sight (which I get to cross everday)<br />
Huge gaps in the sidewalk that go down to what looks like the middle of the earth (walking and texting can be quite dangerous)<br />
Cows, dogs, goats<br />
Sunshine (it really is sunny almost everyday here!)<br />
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Suffice to say, my neighborhood rocks. <br />
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So I've been a bit lazy about updating lately, I can't explain it really. I feel so inspired with ideas and themes when I am walking around Bangalore or in the middle of some ridiculous situation, but when I get back home to a blank computer screen and a quiet room, it's hard to describe the beautiful chaos that is India. Or maybe I'm trying to make my laziness a little too poetic. So instead, today, I'll wax poetic about this gorgeous/crazy/amazing/frustrating/ridiculous/colorful country.<br />
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I only have 6 weeks left in Bangalore. 6 weeks left in India. Woah. I remember when I first landed in November 2009. My wonderful friend KB was waiting at the airport and whisked me away from the rowdy, intimidating crowd that completely surrounded the arrival gate at Chennai. My amazement at everything around me was intense. We went straight for dinner from the airport and seeing all the stares that I was attracting, I asked KB "is this (sleeveless) shirt not appropriate?". "Well," he replied, "you might want to cover up a bit more, but it may not help the gawking that much". He was right, on both counts.<br />
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Here is one of the first pictures I took in India. In the sea of such unfamiliarity I sought out the familiar, a bookstore with English tea.<br />
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By the time I arrived in India I had traveled to dozens of countries on my own, including several in the developing world, but India (Chennai in particular I was to discover) was in a league of it's own. The nearly non-existent infrastructure, the beggars, the cows, the modesty in the dress and action of women, the lecherousness of the men, the pollution, the hawkers, the rickshaws, the food, the trash, the dogs, the goats, did I mention the cows? All of these things I take almost for granted today. Those first weeks they weighed on me, but also presented a challenge. I'm no stranger to challenges, in fact, I'm kind of in love with them, but I don't know if there I've ever had one has mind-numbingly frustrating or unbelievably rewarding as India.<br />
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I've said this since almost the beginning (and written it a couple of times in other <a href="http://aunniepatton.blogspot.com/2010/03/ravishing.html">posts</a>) India is like an abusive relationship. One moment you are sitting on a boat in the middle of the a sacred river, peacefully watching pilgrims bathe and admiring the grandeur of palaces built along the water, feeling as if you were transported back in time to a mystic land, then the next minute you are on a dirt road, clutching your queasy stomach, overwhelmed by the stench and the crush of the street stalls, the leers and grabs of the men and the pitiful faces of the beggars, when a motorcyle veers into you knocking you down and prompting a total meltdown. (I promise, this happened within a couple of hours once). <br />
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But for me, all these stratospheric ups and depths of the world downs, the thrills, the discomforts, the beauty, the ugliness, they are authentic and somehow I think they suit me. <br />
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My friend Shiv tells me that I'm about 95% Indian now, with the final 5% being fluent Hindi. :) I know I'm going sorely miss this gorgeous/crazy/amazing/frustrating/ridiculous/colorful country that has been my home. So maybe one of these days I'll come back for that 5%. <br />
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-68064125318286942332011-05-29T20:44:00.002+05:302011-05-29T21:00:42.212+05:30On Evaulation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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my little sister won t<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150244588698125.369165.54544143124">his photo contest</a> last week (isn’t she amazing??), which put her in the enviable position of deciding where to give
her prize: a $5,000 donation to an environmentally focused charity (the
prize for the contest also featured a year’s worth of chocolate!).
It’s been a really fun process watching (and helping a little) as she
evaluated the charities that she wanted to give to. I’ve learned a lot
over the past six months about evaluating charities through reading the
<a href="http://blog.givewell.org/">GiveWell blo</a>g and my work doing diligence on social enterprises.<br />
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Here are some ideas for doing diligence on organizations you support:<br />
The best of course is to visit the organization. Talk to the staff members, look at facilities, if you can, sit down with people being affected by their work and talk about the change the organization has made for them. Or second best, talk to someone you know who has volunteered or interacted with the organization.<br />
If you can't make it to the site, e-mail the organization. Do some research (marketing materials, website, literature on the organization) and ask questions not addressed in those materials. Go beyond questions like how much is spent on administration. Ask for results from programs, evaluation metrics and practices, review processes etc. It's ok to ask what exactly your donation will go towards.<br />
Do outside research about the topic they are addressing. What do people in the field think of their approach? For example: wanting to give to a rural health program in Africa? Research the latest reports on delivering health care in rural areas (smart googling can help here, or sites like <a href="http://blog.givewell.org/">GiveWell</a>), what models have worked? Ask people you know that work in similar fields near you. Does it sound like the organization is approaching the problem the best way?<br />
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The necessity of thorough due diligence has been prevalent in
the news lately with the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2011-05-06-three-cups-tea-greg-mortenson-fraud_n.htm">3 Cups of Tea scanda</a>l. Even I was burned by
that one, as I donated to the CAF after reading the book. I've decided from now on, I'm going to try to donate mostly to organizations I've actually volunteered with or interacted with. That way it's more personal for me and I have a chance to really evaluate the change they are creating. <br />
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We may not
all have $5,000 checks to bestow upon organizations, but I think the process of evaluating organizations we support is incredibly important. Check out Natalie's commentary about her process of selecting the <i>Youth Farm and Market Program</i> on the Endangered Species Blog.<br />
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<a href="http://www.chocolatebar.com/involved/?p=314">Natalie's Post</a><br />
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Reason number 46 I love living in India: Going on Sunday afternoon adventures.<br />
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Last Sunday afternoon I had a friend in town from Chicago, so Katerina and I decided to take him (Ryan) to the city market. As we alighted from the rickshaw, we found ourselves in a different world from the Bangalore we live in. Just a few miles away from home, India had reinvented itself. The streets were crowded, small and overflowing with every product imaginable. As we gingerly made our way to the large building of the market, the crush of people, the stench and the mix of animals teemed around us. We were all amazed at the intensity of it. Sometimes I think I get used to India and then it just jumps up and slaps me in the face. Definitely keeps things interesting. <br />
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Once we got into the gigantic market building, a maze of wonders awaited us.<br />
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We came out of the stalls into the main flower market. The smell and the colors of the flowers were overwhelming beautiful. <br />
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Also overwhelming were the requests for pictures by all the flower sellers! They each wanted to display their works for us (in the customary Indian male way - serious face, no smile). Ryan and I happily complied, zig zagging across the market to the calls of "hey hey, photo!". <br />
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Some preferred to be photographed hard at work, even taking to rearrange their workstation so it looked nice on camera. Asking "accha? (good?)".<br />
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After each picture, we were rewarded by large smile, obvious pride seeing their image on the camera and bits of the flower strands.<br />
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This guy had me take at least 2 dozen photographs until he approved of one. "My face, my face" he kept saying. Motioning me to zoom in on his face.<br />
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Just as we were walking up the stairs to leave, this young boy ran down to me and requested "photo, photo". I had less than a second to snap it before he kept on running with his heavy pack. But his smile made an impact on me in that one second. I can only hope this is his weekend job and that he gets to go to school on Monday. But I'll never know. You never do. Sometimes you are good at maintaining a distance, sometimes it just hits you in your gut.<br />
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We left the market with colors on our foreheads, flowers in our hair and smiles on our faces. Truly, India offers adventures like I've just never experienced anywhere else in the world.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-19637212551670471462011-05-15T22:28:00.000+05:302011-05-15T22:28:32.512+05:30On wearing tights and eating mangoes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Reasons 47 and 48 I love living in India: Getting to wear tights to work and having fresh Mangoes for breakfast.</div>
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is quite a bit more modern than a lot of other places in India, so you
do see jeans and western clothes on women here. But the majority of
women still wear the beautiful, colorful - amazing that it doesn’t fall
off while working on a construction site - draped saris, with the
younger generation opting for the more casual – and not so hard to drape
- salwaar kameez. In my office, we have 6 women: 3 wear saris or
salwaar kameez, 2 wear western business casual clothes and then there is
me. Initially, I had some problems finding salwaar kameez’s that I
liked and I wasn’t sure how appropriate it was for a Western woman to be
wearing traditional Indian clothes while some of my Indian colleagues
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Now
I can’t get into my tights (SO comfortable) and loose fitting tunics
(incredibly breezy and cool!) fast enough. PLUS, I recently went on a
shopping binge in Mumbai and am well outfitted. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>
And turns out my colleagues love it! One of the office assistants told
me I should start wearing a bindi (the dot in the middle of the
forehead) to complete the outfit! And I get to compare my outfits with
everyone. I’m never going back (although I still do wear my western
clothes to client meetings offsite).</div>
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MANGOES.
You think you’ve had a mango right? Wrong. Until you have had fresh
Alphonso mangoes in India during the peak season, you have no idea what a
beautiful, delicious, sweet, flavorful fruit it is. Don’t believe me?
How about this: in 2007, the U.S. & India signed a trade agreement
swapping the export of mangoes from India for the ability to import
Harley Davidson bikes to India (nicknamed bikes for mangoes). THAT’s
how good they are. Like anything, it loses some of its freshness and
taste when exported, so unfortunately you’ll have to come here to taste
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I eat them every morning for breakfast. I buy them from this fruit stall:</div>
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He’s even started saving the best ones aside for me. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></div>
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On this lovely holiday, when we get to celebrate the women who gave us life, I think I'm going to let my little sister do the talking. She is an eloquent, beautiful woman and her blessing of our mother, Becky Patton, is just gorgeous. Happy Mother's Day!!<br />
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So I just got back from a lovely vacation up in the Himalayas and I promise, I will have many wonderful things to say about it and beautiful pictures to share with you. Before that, I have to beg a few minutes for a completely self indulgent diatribe. Watching Mike get on that plan to Ireland, back to a land where people stand in lines and autorickshaws don't dodge cows in the road, well, it made me a bit nostalgic, and more than a tiny bit jealous.<br />
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As I stood in the Delhi airport, I realized I was developed world-sick. I've only been gone six months this time, but I think the difference is, there has been no Singapore, no Hong Kong, no Kuala Lumpur break like my last trip. No shot of developed world-ness to make me long for the deliciously cheap street stalls and beautiful chaos of the developing world.<br />
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So here are my few minutes of a pity party. Thanks for joining.<br />
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<b>I MISS:</b><br />
Waiting in lines<br />
Trash cans<br />
Mexican food<br />
Grocery stores stocked with rows of cheese, olive oil, ranch and other delicacies<br />
Having an oven<br />
The absence of goats, cows and stray dogs<br />
Not needing a bath after 30 minutes of being outside<br />
Good customer service <br />
Bagels <br />
Wearing shorts, tank tops and dresses<br />
Public transportation (metros, subways, the el, the tube)<br />
Being able to stand or walk alone without being hit on (badly), leered
at or taken pictures of (to be fair this really isn't super bad in
Blore) <br />
Getting in a taxi and not negotiating the rate, determining whether the driver wants to go where I'm going and if he has any idea where it is (these three rarely align)<br />
Street numbers that make sense<br />
Tree lined streets<br />
Crosswalks<br />
Streaming netflix (ok, I have actually never done this since it really got going after I left, but it seems amazing)<br />
Fast food hamburgers<br />
Little coffee shops<br />
Running<br />
Lastly and most importantly: my friends and family. But with friends strewn throughout the U.S., Asia, Africa and Europe, a sister in Korea and a boyfriend in Ireland, I'm pretty sure it will be hard to find a continent where I'm not missing somebody! I suppose everyone just has to visit.<br />
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On that note, if I counted correctly, this list doesn't even come close to adding up to the 56 reasons I love living in India, so we can safely say, pity party over Aundrea Nicole.<br />
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Next up: the other 48 reasons I love living here. Whew, all that negativity felt strange. Glad to be back to normal. :) </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-50201866391782072852011-04-19T18:10:00.000+05:302011-04-19T18:10:53.705+05:30On the people who travel half way around the world to see you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reason number 49 I love living in Bangalore: Visitors! <br />
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One of the hardest parts about living in another country is being away from your family and friends. But on the flip side, it's fantastic when you have visitors come and you get to show them around your new world: your city, your neighborhood, your friends, your restaurants, your bars, your chai stall, your flower market etc. It's a magical experience. When I get to show friends "my" Bangalore, I feel like I have a chance to draw them into the beauty of my life here and I'm in love with that feeling.<br />
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So far I've had a few great visitors:<br />
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In January, Kathryn came down from Ahmadabad where she was doing a semester of Bschool. While exploring the city, we stumbled upon the largest flower festival of the year, which was perfect for two photography aficionados (she's certainly the more talented one!)<br />
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Then a couple of weeks ago, Abhi and Tran (friends from back at BMO) made Bangalore their last stop on their India tour. It was an absolute blast to catch up and they even had their timing perfect, getting to watch India win the World Cup. <br />
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And now, I have a very special visitor. Mike flew in from Dublin on Sunday and we have a fabulous vacation planned up in the Himalayas starting on Thursday! I'm so excited. Rock climbing, hot springs, trekking, Royal Enfield riding and relaxing here we come!<br />
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Next up: Bridget's coming down from Kabul to do a Mumbai weekend with me in May and Coon is stopping by Bangalore to say hello! Woot woot for visitors!!<br />
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After 8 hours of watching, wishing, hoping, there was the crack of the bat and the crowd at the bar let out a roar. It was over. For the second time in 28 years, India had won the Cricket World Cup. <br />
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I promise you, at that precise moment, the hearts of 1 billion Indians overflowed with joy. It's hard to overestimate just how much this victory meant this beautiful country.<br />
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As the team hoisted Sachin Tendulkar (The god of Indian cricket) up on their shoulders and circled the field, we screamed, cried. clapped, hooted and hollered. It was a beautiful moment.<br />
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We then headed out to the streets to join the celebration that was already in full swing. <br />
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The streets were jammed with people and I've never seen so many Indian flags in my life. Everywhere the cry IIIIIINDIIIA, INDIA was in the air. As foreigners, people were thrilled that we were apart of the celebration.<br />
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Everywhere there was sound; horns honking, people cheering, drums beating, crackers (fireworks) going off, music, and singing. It was a frenzy of color and energy. <br />
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As the only white women anywhere in sight, Feline and I attracted a bit
too much attention, but thankfully we had enough male protectors with us
to get out of the stickier situations (kind of).<br />
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We walked along streets generally filled with fast moving traffic that know were gridlocked, people dancing on their cars, waving flags, revving their engines.<br />
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The sense of achievement and celebration spread over religion, caste and occupation. Doormen and security guards were dancing with young, white collar engineers, inexpensive motorbikes parked next to BMWs waving flags. As Shiv said, "tonight, for once, no one is Muslim or Hindu or Christian, we are just Indian". <br />
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What an beautiful, intense, intoxicating, crazy experience. IIIINNNDIA, INDIA!<br />
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Reason number 50 I love living in India: I can't get enough of the signs. If I look hard enough, I can find at least one sign everyday that is worth a pause or a laugh (at the very least a giggle), either when compared to the signs I am used to or completely on its own merits. <br />
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For example, in the U.S. this is how our crosswalk signs look:</div>
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That is NOT how crosswalk signs look here. <br />
A) no one here is wearing a skirt that short </div>
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cars stop only when they want to or when you stand in front of them
with your hand out and make them (subject of future blog post: crossing
the road in India – the power of the hand).<br />
Therefore extra CAUTION is needed (in two languages) when attempting to cross a "crosswalk" (if I were speaking this, I would be using finger quotes to explain the illusory nature of the "crosswalk").<br />
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Please notice this "crosswalk" sign in Mumbai. No short skirts, extra caution.</div>
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Next exhibit: sponsored signs. Every home has at least one (if not seven) of these on their gate saying everything from No Salesmen to No Parking sponsored by every local business that afford a sign printout (that's not saying too much..)</div>
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Another Mumbai treasure: Invoking God to stop you from doing something. Brilliant.</div>
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Found in Gokarana. Don't worry, none of us were "the next"</div>
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In my neighborhood. Needs no words.</div>
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Also a local piece. I'm going to go ahead and speculate that the first request is more successful than the second.</div>
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Yep, in India the graffiti tells you not to litter.</div>
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Not sure what this sign or the one further down on the rocks in Gokarna said, but I thought they were beautifully placed.</div>
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Final note: I do not have a picture of the sign I see everyday on my way to work that says Keep Bangalore Sparkling. It kind of reminds me of a Keep Texas Beautiful sign I saw once on vacation. </div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-61489782143294356162011-03-22T23:38:00.000+05:302011-03-22T23:38:34.335+05:30Holi: Festival of Throwing Paint on Everyone Around You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reason #51 I love living in India: Holi. Holi is the festival of colors that happens every spring in India. It is one of the most surreal experiences I've had here (and that's saying something!). Both years there was a point where I stopped, stood still and just tried to take in the magic of the experience; the colors, the laughter, the music. Both years it completely overwhelmed me and I just had to laugh out loud, run ahead and throw some color up in the air shouting "HAPPY HOLI!".<br />
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Last year we played Holi up in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. The north is known for it's frenzied celebration of the festival and this was no exception. It was amazing. Wandering around a desert town, through an ancient fort, past cows speckled with color, with everyone in sight throwing, squirting, dumping, brushing paint, now, that's a great afternoon.<br />
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This year in Hampi was even more of a sight. Traditionally the south doesn't celebrate as much, but that doesn't hold true in this gorgeous temple town (one of my favorite places in India). 13 of us headed over from Bangalore via the overnight train. After a lazy Saturday of playing in the river, shopping for our Holi preparations, relaxing in the shade, drinking beer and watching the sunset over the rice fields, we awoke for Holi! We were all giddy like little kids, jumping around, getting excited to head out into the fun.<br />
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P.S. The river didn't work, nor did the multiple showers. Like last year, my hair, face and eyebrows refused to give up the color. People keep looking at me and laughing! "You played Holi, huh?" Really? What gave me away? Maybe I like my eyebrows pink, ok?</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-21537835656013349082011-03-18T16:18:00.000+05:302011-03-18T16:18:57.088+05:30The Power of a Smile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reason #52 I love living in India: It's easy to forget how powerful a smile can be, but thankfully India doesn't let me. As I walk the streets of Bangalore, I am often looked at (and by often I do mean the majority of the time). Sometimes this is uncomfortable (i.e. leering stares from men), but quite often it is a lovely experience. I've found that I am regarded with an intent, searching look by Indian women and children. It is a look of curiosity, for someone that looks a bit out of place. Yet, if I return their look and extend a smile, I am rewarded brilliantly. Mostly I get a beautiful smile in return. Perhaps it is shy smile with a turn of the head, or a giggle and some whispering among a group of girls. Sometimes its a wave of greeting or the ushering of a nearby child's attention to the "white girl". Always it reminds me how a smile can transcend culture and language and THAT is powerful.<br />
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-3695831468080230362011-03-13T12:54:00.000+05:302011-03-13T12:54:41.786+05:30Number 53: The Monkeys<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reason #53 I love living in India: I see monkeys all the time, and HOW cute are monkeys?<br />
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There is a great scene in the Return of the Pink Panther where Peter Seller encounters a "zeeing eye minkey". <br />
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I have to admit, when I see monkeys here I invariably slip in a reference to the "ze minkeys".<br />
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This post is dedicated to Meghan Murphy and her unending love of Minkeys. :)<br />
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Reason #54(part B) I love living in India: after a "10 hour" (15 hours) bus ride on Friday we ended up in paradise (Gokarna).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, Cows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friendly cows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And boat rides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And festivals where you throw bananas into giant semi air balloons! (Carnival)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, my favorite: gorgeous little children.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That LOVE to have their picture taken (and see it on the screen).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well some are just confused about the crazy girl with the strange skin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judging by the amount of sand she's acquired, I think she's had a good day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What caps off a day at the beach better than dinner and drinks?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's easy. A bonfire on the beach and Spanish guitar players.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And how do you top a day like that? Spend the next day at a private beach....</td></tr>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901650897972611199.post-62369511576695682872011-03-08T23:32:00.003+05:302011-03-08T23:40:05.980+05:30International Women's Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Did you know that today is a fabulous holiday? It's the UN's<a href="http://www.internationalwomensday.com/" target="_blank"> International Women's Day</a>. And the 100th Women's Day at that. I think that calls for some festivities!<br />
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There are events happening at UN locations all over the world and
hopefully you'll see plenty of news coverage about milestones throughout
the past 100 years. But, how are YOU going to celebrate women today? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Generations of Women in Gokarna, India</td></tr>
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In case you need suggestions, here are my top 5 ideas:<br />
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1) Curl up with a glass of wine and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307267148" target="_blank">Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide</a> by Nicholas D. Kristof<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307267148#" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: 5px;"></span></a>and his wife Sheryl WuDunn<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307267148#" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: 5px;"></span></a>. An inspiring read on the potential of women.<br />
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2) Check out social businesses helping <a href="http://beyondprofit.com/no-girls-allowed/" target="_blank">women pursue education</a><br />
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3) Offer to take out a younger woman for lunch and give her some solid advice on work, life and balance<br />
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4) Donate to a non-profit that promotes <a href="http://www.givewell.org/international/women" target="_blank">reproductive health, economic empowerment or education of women</a><br />
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5)
Take control of your health; make sure you are current on your breast
exams, pap smears and annual checkups. For more info try <a href="http://women.webmd.com/" target="_blank">Women's WebMD</a><br />
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I hope you have a beautiful time celebrating the joy of being a
woman. Here's a toast to the next 100 years; may they be more
empowering than the last!<br />
<span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06890546917880657001noreply@blogger.com0