Blog of Craig dos Santos
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 […]
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 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 […]
Posted in Travel on Nov 21st, 2007
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 […]
Posted in Travel on Nov 17th, 2007
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 […]