Guys, I know--I just sort of disappeared on you for the past two months with nary a word. I'm sorry, I do feel really bad about that. Of course, I have a bazillion excuses; I was at home for three weeks, I was busy preparing for a barrage of job interviews; I've been running around like crazy trying to prepare my move back. But, in fact, there is no justification for a disappearing act. Sorry-so-sorry!
But, the fact of the matter is that I have accepted a job back in the States and will shortly be heading home(ish. Not quite "home", but close enough). I'm tremendously excited to be moving back to the land of sidewalks and hamburgers, though expect to miss the confusion, color and chaos that envigorated my life here on a daily basis.
The point is, the time has just about come to say goodbye to Delhi, and to this blog. I hope you have all enjoyed reading about my time here as much as I've enjoyed writing about it. And, to see this blog off properly, let me close with a list of ten things I've learned to love about this crazy place.
1. Smooth, cold temple floors in the summer heat
2. Monkeys banging against closed windows close enough for me to observe them
3. That moment when you get in an auto-rickshaw and the driver automatically turns on the meter
4. Wearing a sari and feeling so elegant
5. The carpe diem mentality of so many Indians
6. Gol gappa
7. The full embrace of the chaos, and the ability to detect patterns in the madness
8. Bright clothing in a dusty landscape
9. The peculiar meshing of ancient customs with modern ways of life
10. Endless, ripe, perfect mangos
But, the fact of the matter is that I have accepted a job back in the States and will shortly be heading home(ish. Not quite "home", but close enough). I'm tremendously excited to be moving back to the land of sidewalks and hamburgers, though expect to miss the confusion, color and chaos that envigorated my life here on a daily basis.
The point is, the time has just about come to say goodbye to Delhi, and to this blog. I hope you have all enjoyed reading about my time here as much as I've enjoyed writing about it. And, to see this blog off properly, let me close with a list of ten things I've learned to love about this crazy place.
1. Smooth, cold temple floors in the summer heat
2. Monkeys banging against closed windows close enough for me to observe them
3. That moment when you get in an auto-rickshaw and the driver automatically turns on the meter
4. Wearing a sari and feeling so elegant
5. The carpe diem mentality of so many Indians
6. Gol gappa
7. The full embrace of the chaos, and the ability to detect patterns in the madness
8. Bright clothing in a dusty landscape
9. The peculiar meshing of ancient customs with modern ways of life
10. Endless, ripe, perfect mangos
