Restaurant: Hello.

Me: Hi, is this Savory?

Restaurant:  Yes, what do you want.

Me: Falefal

Restaurant:  How many.

Me:  How does it come?  Is it individual or like a sandwich?

Restaurant: You want falafel? How many?

Sujatha’s Wedding

The highlight of my stay in India thus far was attending a Hindu wedding reception.  In this religious tradition, the marriage ceremony takes place after the reception.  They marry at 5am on a day which was chosen auspiciously.   My landlady Maria grew up in the building owned my Sujatha’s family.  We went, along with [...]

Each week is somehow progressing faster than the last although it still seems like I am living in slow motion.  Perhaps life here just isn’t as frenetic as life in Chicago, or the work days are just really long and it’s dark when I leave the office.  Maybe there are some advantages of being new.  Curiosity [...]