Homecoming

Today's the last day my internship in Mumbai which, more than anything, marks the last day that I will have any regular and steady internet on a daily basis. Sure I had my fair share of time split where sometimes I'd be working hard or sometimes hardly working but the main thing here is that I learned a lot in the 10 weeks I was at in the office (and even more in the 12 weeks I've been in India). Quick lil rundown of things I did do and did not do in my 3 months...

10) NO, I did not intern at a call center
9) NO, I didn't become obsessed with cricket to the point that it consumes my life (although it's impossible to come to India for the time I was here and not pick up on at least some tidbits)
8) YES, I did learn why the Marco Polo spice trades back in the day were such a big deal (because the food is so damn good)
7) NO, I will never see consumer goods (cells phones in particular) as cheap ever again in my life
6) NO, virtually no part of the game is applicable in India (since most people that go party are married)
5) YES, you must have Aquaguard or some water purifier or else you are guarenteed to get sick (as I aptly demonstrated 3 times)
4) YES, admittedly the dogs and buffalo on the road will have a soft spot in my heart forever (mostly because I won't ever have to see them again)
3) YES, next time you must get from one end of Mumbai to the other quickly, bring a helicopter
2) YES, after living and adapting to Mumbai for 3 months, I could see myself living here for an extended period of time in the future
1) NO NO NO NO NO, I will not be coming home with an arranged marriage

All in all, to put things in perspective, I am ready to come home. I doubt I'll be writing at all on here anymore simply due to lack of steady internet, nonetheless I'm leaving India on the 16th and will be arriving on the 17th sometime in the afternoon.

Later (or as they would say in Hindi, phir milenge)