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Life-in-a-box
Snapping bubble wrap, taping cardboard boxes, balling up newspaper- yes, it's moving time. This weekend, Martin and I started packing up the apartment. It's strange how much space you suddenly have...
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First Impressions in Real Time
One of the many things I appreciate about my Gmail account is Gchat. It is simple, fast, and doesn't come with any annoying pop-up ads. And, with Gchat, I can communicate with Martin through his...
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India: A Preamble
I loved telling people we were moving to India because their reactions were so funny. Many of them were similar. The conversation would usually go something like this:Me: We are moving to India.Person:...
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On the Inside, Looking out
I wish I could tell you what I think of India, specifically Mumbai, but I am not really there. Yes, sure, we landed in Bombay International airport yesterday; geographically India is my location. I...
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Horny Indians
Indians are horny. You can see it and hear it all day, all night. They can't seem to get enough! You would never witness this kind of behavior in Europe or the States- well, maybe occasionally in New...
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How to Eat a Mango
The first food I ate in India was a fresh, sliced mango. Sweet and tart, melt-in-your-mouth mango. With the first piece still on my tongue, I said to Martin, "These mangoes must be from heaven." The...
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What's in a name
Something lovely happened yesterday. An older Indian woman knocked on my door to replace the freshly cut flowers in our hotel room. She came in and snipped eleven cheerful blossoms from long,...
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Bella Isabel
One thing that amazes me about Indian people is how they are totally baby crazy. I read about a cultural love for little ones before I came here, but I wasn't prepared for the level of enthusiasm about...
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So, what's it like?
The first thing an expat or traveler does when they arrive in a new country is compare and contrast, compare and contrast. They make comments like, "Wow, it's a lot cheaper here than in Denmark!" or...
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Apartments and Rickshaws
Apartment hunting in Mumbai is not an easy task. The asking price does not necessarily correlate with the quality of the flat, which is why we have viewed almost forty apartments already. (My theory on...
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Gumshoe Hotel
When I was a little girl I loved Nancy Drew. In fact, I wished I was strawberry blond, just like Nancy, and I wished I had friends named Bess and George, just like Nancy. Most of all, I thought it...
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Home Sweet Home
Thirty-eight apartment viewings later, we finally have a place to call home. Yesterday, one of our real estate agents, a kind Indian man with a puffy pompadour, came to our hotel so we could sign a...
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Hello, Dolly
Just about every day, I've been taking Isabel to the day care room in the club next to our hotel. It gives me a little break from being a mommy, and there are lots of toys for Isabel to enjoy. (A...
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On Bread Alone
Whenever you want to go somewhere in Mumbai, you're bound to spend a lot of time in the car. Today I clocked in 2.5 hours in traffic just to cover a combined distance of about 25 kilometres. An entire...
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Monsooner or later?
Southern India has two main climates: hot or hot and wet. When we arrived in Mumbai at the end of steamy May, Mumbaikkers were already eager for their shirts to be soaked with rain instead of sweat....
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New Beginnings
New Year's is my least favorite holiday. I realize such a statement makes me sound incredibly boring- who doesn't want an annual excuse to wear crazy hats, explode fireworks, and drink until you puke?...
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The Shape Sorter
We spent seventeen days in Denmark for Christmas and New Year's. Martin and I could not keep from proclaiming how amazingly clean it was there. And how organized! And how not smelly! In Copenhagen we...
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Heart and Sole
Here's a plus to living in Mumbai: Pedicures with all the scrubs and soaks and unidentifiable pink gunk and lotions and pretty polishes you want or can handle for $6.00. As I sat in my comfy chair with...
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In Love with Isabel
This evening as Martin was taking his post-work shower, I sat in the bathroom and told him about Isabel's latest tricks and antics:Isabel started the day by deliberately dropping a toy fish into the...
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