I’m blogging from my past home and one of the most beautiful places on Earth, Boulder, Colorado. I lived and worked here in 2008-09. I decided to return here before going back to my home-home in the North East to catch up with friends and visit my brother, sis-in-law and niece who reside nearby in [...]

Have you ever seen such a wedding cake? I haven’t! Surprisingly, it wasn’t even from an Indian wedding. In my spare time I often browse wedding photographer’s blogs. I don’t really know why I do it, since I hardly ever in my life thought about my own wedding. I even watch “Say Yes to the [...]

I’ve had a lot of comments or messages from white women who fell in love with an Indian man only to have him run off and get married behind their backs. I usually assume the Indian men do really like their girlfriends but in the end just can’t bear their family’s disapproval so they marry [...]

I was so excited to receive the journal I will be using for India in the mail today. I keep this blog because of my never-ending urge to write things down and my love of language, but before having a blog, I had journals. I had my first journal when I was around 9, which [...]

Well no one told me that would happen! I was dripping wet and wrapped in a towel from just stepping out of the shower, while giving a phone interview to the Indian Consulate. No one warned me they’d conduct an interview! On the form, you have to write down your profession. I tossed around listing [...]

A friend sent me this video recently and I thought it was too cute! I have been referred to as a “free spirit” many times and never really knew what I wanted to do with my life career wise, so I have gone “with the flow” many times. This video speaks to me. Maybe it [...]

Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about relationships between American women and Indian men not working out and I’ve been asked for advice or my opinions on the matter. Truthfully, I don’t feel well equipped to answer such things. I met MIM very unexpectedly and simply got lucky I guess. I hadn’t done any research [...]

MIM and I crossed another movie off of

I thought to share a post showing all the wonderful Indian clothes I have come to own so far and tell a little bit about how or where I got them. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would have hanging in my closet so many colorful and interesting items from across the world. [...]

Yesterday I bought tooth powder. MIM couldn’t believe I would do such a thing. Really, I got a lecture from the moment I picked up the product to all the way out the door and back into the car. “Why are you going back in time?” MIM grumbled. “In India we would use tooth powder [...]