Mumbai

It’s amazing how much easier life in Mumbai can be when you have your own driver. Ours started today, and I’m relieved. We may be scooting around in the Honda Civic for the time being, but at least the rides are now air conditioned and hassle-free. Four days of hailing cabs in this city can…

And on the first few days I saw: 1 vulture 1 lizard 3 Cows (1 of which was hitched to a cart at the beginning of the evening rush) Several bats Dozens of stray dogs Mumbai is wild and for a city of its size – we’re talking 20 million – it certainly has a…

This has been a long time coming, this posting. But the past month has been too hectic to keep up. Intensive Hindi classes, packing, and saying goodbye to everyone has taken it’s toll. Now, I’m just hanging out in New York for the next few days until we take off for Bombay. So, this is…