Twistiest junkie.. While a straight road is undoubtedly the fastest way of getting to your destination, I find that to be the most uninspired of way of transporting yourself in a car. Recently, it has become wonderfully clear to me that I am destined to get to my destination not at the earliest but rather[…]
A constant drain, a flow that cannot be stopped Of what you had in plenty, the day you were born. A quality with a fairly negative connotation, Mistaken for ignorance but commonly known as naivety. Growing up is its most common enemy, But there are others that stand unsuspected. Books that inform, movies that show[…]
How do I turn down the turn down service? I am now considering maintaining an open topic list for all the little nagging things that are still remaining to be done. Moving in to the new apartment in Germany has brought along countless tasks that are now in desperate need of prioritization and execution. At[…]
In white, she felt just right. It just never gets old. It is always a stupendously wonderful moment where the dealer hands over the keys to your new car without much pomp or vigor. And you grab them in your slightly cold hands with a silent exhale. I count myself fairly lucky to have had[…]
Well, hello there, Inder! (Source: Wikipedia – Indians In Germany) In a country of 80 odd million people, a couple hundred thousand are Americans and a handful forty odd thousand are Indians. I will spare you the elementary math and just tell you that either of these numbers turn out be to a fraction of[…]
the new neighborhood It is clear to me that either I severely underestimated how big a change this was going to be or that I overestimated my ability to adapt. There were fairly good reason for me to do so, though. One, I had visited Germany before several times, each time staying for longer and[…]
An open gate It is remarkably similar how these last few days feel at home. In fact, my India trips have now started to form a discernible pattern. Each trip is surrounded by excessive amounts of love from my parents. My friends through their jaunts express their affection. I eat superbly delicious food every day,[…]
Step right on through “Welcome to Dilli”, her eyes said,Mischievously, as if she knew what awaitedBetween the large footpath equipped roadsAnd the magical small world heritage lanes As I flew in, the ostentatious cliche held true,There was more perfume than cabin pressure,As if a flying steel tube transported a wedding party,To a city that had[…]
At room temperature The immediate days after I land in India present themselves as days of rapid turmoil and gradual re-adjustment. It begins as soon as the plane lands when for some reason every Indian on the plane is very excited to get off the plane. So much so that they are repeatedly told by[…]
How do I say goodbye to this country? Each time I had asked myself this question earlier, I was certain that I would list my long account of travel and activity statistics in the country. The American firsts, the cars I drove and the ones I owned would surely be the meat of the matter.[…]