Blog of Craig dos Santos
Posted in Do What You Love, Travel on Apr 17th, 2008
Since returning from my trip to India, I’ve reconnected with a number of friends, and I routinely get the “So,… what are you doing now?” question. After fielding it a number of times over this past weekend, I thought I should do a better job of getting the word out to my friends.
I’ve been […]
Posted in Travel on Feb 6th, 2008
Well, it took a while, but Superbowl Sunday finally kicked me back into life here in Seattle. It’s been 10 days since I returned, but it has truly been the hardest reverse-culture shock I’ve had in all my travels. I haven’t figured out why, because I’ve definitely been abroad for much […]
Well, at least I can say I that I ran it. The most accurate description of the marathon, is that I put the appropriate amount of time and effort into it. The race was a bit more organized but less well-planned than I had anticipated. On one hand, the course was well marked out, […]
Posted in Travel on Jan 18th, 2008
No matter how many times I have thought about it myself, or talked with other travelers about the roller coaster of emotions when traveling, I have not been able to stop myself from going through highs and lows during my trip. I find that it is much more pronounced than during my […]
Posted in Travel on Jan 13th, 2008
Since I last wrote, I’ve been on a whirlwind of travel, mostly for pleasure. I had 5 friends come visit me in Mahableshwar for Christmas, and from there we traveled to Goa for New Years, then down south for an excellent houseboat trip in Kerala, and then I came back north solo to […]
Posted in Travel on Dec 18th, 2007
A number of people have been asking me how business has been since I arrived here. I’ve now been meeting with Indian companies for over a month, and while I am far from exhausting the available resources, I’ve gotten a pretty good picture of the service (outsourcing) industry over here.
I chose to go broad […]
Posted in Balloons, Do What You Love, Running, Travel on Dec 16th, 2007
I have been on the road for over a month now, and I’ve finally found myself back in Mahableshwar, and on vacation until the second week of January. This break really couldn’t have come at a better time, as I am really feeling the effects of traveling and working for a month. So […]
Posted in Travel on Dec 8th, 2007
There are so many woes about the education system back home. While I have not found the education system here to be necessarily better, it is definitely prioritized higher. The school system leading up to college is extremely competitive. You may think that the system in the US is competitive […]
Posted in Travel on Nov 28th, 2007
After a hectic week in Mumbai (Bombay), I relaxed over the weekend in Mahableshwar, which is a hill station about 5 hours east into the mountains. The running was great, and I enjoyed going to all the points with 2000-4000 ft cliffs, which provided for excellent views. I got to Mahableshwar by way […]
Many of my friends know that I have a hard time hearing about a race and not entering. Well, the day before last, I found out about the Mumbai Marathon. It will take place this coming January 20th, which is 4 days before I head home. Perfect. And the best […]