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The New Caste System in India

Anyone who knows anything about India knows that the much famed caste system is long history. Right? Well, formally at least. Remnants of the caste system are very much real and a part of today’s new India. Yesterday, I found what I consider to be a remnant of a society that […]

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A Run in Bombay

This morning I went for my first run in Bandra, a suburb of Bombay where my Dad grew up. I woke at 6AM thanks to the jet lag, and the roads were relatively quiet, so I slipped out and hit the road for the first time in a few days. I managed to make it […]

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The First 24 hours in Bombay

Wow. I will never be fully prepared for this type of culture shock. I’ve been visiting India roughly once every 3-4 years my entire life, but I still am completely taken aback at stark contrast between life here and my life 36 hours ago in Seattle.
I had some excitement getting from the airport, as there […]

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The leaves are falling in Seattle, and for the third year in a row, I’ll be taking off in a couple weeks for warmer climates below the equator. The difference this year, is that I’m going primarily for work purposes, and I’ll be traveling around India instead of to Brazil, as I did the […]

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Changing Your Environment

An hour ago, I landed in Brazil. It’s amazing how the life I left 9 months ago can come back in 9 seconds. The soft sounds of Portuguese, the building construction, the favelas I can see off in the distance out the airport window… I haven’t even set foot outside of […]

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