July 2009 - Posts - The Expat Blog

July 2009 - Posts

Why I can’t find a good yoga class in India to save my life.

Posted by Melissa A. Bell at 
On a previous blog post (sorry, I can’t hyperlink to it in here, it’s called “The Great Indian Novel”), readers recommended a slew of books I should read about India. Last month, I finally got to Gita Mehta’s Karma Cola, one of Aditya’s recommendations. It’s a fantastic glimpse at the spiritual expats of the 70s through the eyes of a world-weary Delhiite...

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Welcome (?) to Incredible India

Posted by Ayeshea Perera at 
(A traveler’s tale and a plea for helpfulness at airports) I found myself in a rather unusual predicament on my return to India from a trip to Malaysia a few days ago. I realized I was roughly 30 rupees short of money for a prepaid taxi. I tried both the ATM Machines at the airport and for some reason, both machines were unable to process my request...

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Can the Indian-American immigrant come home?

Posted by Melissa A. Bell at 
A couple posts back, Pankaj, a reader on here, commented that people in the West often have certain beliefs about India and aren’t really interested in finding out the truth about the place. For some reason, it made me think of my friend Prashant. Not because my friend is uninterested in India--it's quite the opposite with him. Born to Indian parents...

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Hooray for Gays! Goodbye, Section 377.

Posted by Melissa A. Bell at 
After an arduous cross country road trip (actually a really incredible re-introduction to the US; Iowa is actually beautiful), I made it home to San Diego, CA. When I left for college, I wasn't terribly sad to shake the sand from my shoes of this foggy, sleepy town. But I've always been proud of where I came from. California is notorious for...

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