Day 4 - Karol Bagh Delhi Monday, 7 November, 2011 It is 1am in the morning. I just finished talking to my family and wishing them Happy Eid. Times like this it sucks to be away from home. O well life is short; I am in India n I am so going to enjoy it n cherish the experience and memories. If only I can shut my eyes n fall asleep. Got in about 3 hours of sleep n feeling refreshed. Good morning (Su-prabhaat) folks. Tuna snack for breakfast as usual. I checked i...

Day 3 - Taste of Delhi Delhi Sunday, 6 November, 2011 My intentions was to take a shower n go to bed ... I wonder how that went. Yeah didn't happen. There is no hot water n I can't sleep. So here I am updating my journal like app. Still didn't go to bed. Good morning (Su-prabhaat) people. It is going to be a good day today; i can feel it. Even lack of sleep is not going to stop me. Although, I am not so thrilled about opening and closing my door in the dark. W...

Came to Delhi yesterday and have not gone any where since then. The hotel has no safe and I am not comfortable dragging my stuff around due to safety issues. Day 2 - Smell of Delhi Delhi Saturday, 5 November, 2011 It is my first morning in Delhi. I was able to squeeze in 4hrs sleep which is great compared to my last 3 days. Spoke to my husband via Skype n checked my email. I have to re-do and re- submit my assignment 1 for IICS641 but since my laptop is dead...

Discovering India (की खोज भारत - Kī khōja bhārata) Day 1 - Feeling d heat of India right @ the gates of AMD Ahmadabad Friday, 4 November, 2011 It is 4.30am in the morning. Checked into Hotel Rudra Regency. There is no Internet password to connect to the network. The person won't arrive until 11am. This place reeks of urine. There are two twin size beds, not so clean bed spread. I had to lay the towel provided to sit on. I can't sleep m ca...

I just bought my  ticket for India. It is starting to sink in and the excitement level is rising. Officially, it is 61 days before I depart for the trip of a lifetime. This is going to be a bulk of exploding experience and although I am from a developing country almost like India, it is a totally different culture which makes the experience different. Looking forward to all the differences and similarities and the crude shock if any .