Archives for: December 2009
A Love Letter to Bananas in Chennai
A Love Letter to Bananas in Chennai

The past week has been a blur of odd hours and an unsuccessful search for a satisfactory routine. I’ve eaten a burger at 4:45 a.m., dosa at 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Punjabi food at 9:00 p.m., and idli sambhar at various hours of the day. None of these times have overlapped, so I simply wait until the pangs of [...]

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Day One
Day One

After a long day of sleepless travel, I got to the Park Sheraton in Chennai and immediately fell asleep. While the rest was needed, and it transitioned me perfectly to the time change, I will be working US hours here, so I had to spend Sunday trying to convert back. I explored the absurdly posh hotel, ate dinner at Dakshin [...]

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It’s Official, I’m Going to India
It’s Official, I’m Going to India

For the coming months, I will be travelling back-and-forth from Orlando to Chennai, India. I’ve taken a project where I will be training eight individuals for Pershing, LLC. Seventy-five percent of my time will be spent in Chennai, with the remainder being in Orlando.Being an American-born Indian, I’m sure that I’ll experience some culture shock personally and professionally. I envision that this period of time will be one of syncretization, which brings me to this blog.

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