We have a love/hate relationship here in India. With the power that is. When the power is on, then everything’s great! We can run our small heater during the cool night, watch tv, surf the internet, etc. etc. The only inconvenience, albeit small, is that we have to turn off our refrigerator if we want … More On Again, Off Again
After a racing through 7 lanes of traffic on a 2 lane road equipped with cars of all sizes, trucks, motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, bicycle-rickshaws, pedestrians, wild dogs, monkeys and the occasional elephant I was beginning to feel carsick. The closest I can come to describing Delhi traffic is understood chaos. There are lines on the road, … More Rajpath
After two rounds of announcements from the cockpit, one in Arabic and the other in Hindi, the English translation finally came on. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New Delhi, India.” Finally! It had been 31 hours of travel, including 4 flights and 3 countries, and I was exhausted and felt disgusting. Though I consider myself … More Hello, India!
After 14.5 hours, Britt landed safely in New Delhi, India. A driver and coworker from IKEA were waiting for her at the airport and then took her out to dinner. Where did they go for Britt’s first Indian meal? Domino’s. Super cultural, right? Britt said that while they were packed in the small restaurant eating … More Welcome to New Delhi
We’ve had a few weeks to get back into the groove of living in States, and other than waking up at 3am a few times things have gone smoothly. I’m back at the family bakery making cupcakes, taffy apples, and bagels. Britt was back at IKEA-Bolingbrook for a couple of weeks, but we are now … More Early Thanksgiving
The Wild Rose 