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Being Eaten Alive


At night, I open up the bottle of Off and bathe in it. It doesn’t matter because each morning I wake up with 5-10 new bug bites. My Indian friends living with me don’t get a single bite and the caretaker has tried his best to seal the apartment. Just minutes ago, I discovered that [...]

Ride to Work in Pune, India - Herd



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Homesick for Broadband


It isn’t uncommon to feel a little homesick while traveling abroad. You might miss your friends, parents, food that is familiar to you, or perhaps just your daily routine.
I suppose I miss all of these but nothing like I miss broadband. I yearn for the days when I had speedy downloads and Skype video conferences [...]

Flight to Pune, India


Having stocked up on enough laptop batteries to last me from Newark to Paris, it was a very enjoyable flight which I shared with some favorite tv shows and movies. Taking Air India was a pretty good choice. The food was excellent –curried mutton with potatoes and unlimited red wine. I was still full from [...]