Mērī Krisamasa

I’m fairly certain that the title of this post is how you say “Merry Christmas” in Hindi. And by that I mean I Googled “Merry…

FAQs

One aspect of living overseas is that you are inevitably asked a fairly routine battery of questions both by the citizens and expats of your new home country and friends, family and other folks from whatever country you originally hail from. In all honesty, and as ashamed as I should feel by saying this, there comes…

Bhaag Goa Bhaag

I made my first-ever visit to India’s largely-beach state Goa this past weekend for a little rest and relaxation after a few long months of work and related travel between Delhi and Bhubaneswar, as well as to run the annual Goa River Half Marathon held in and around the port city of Vasco da Gama…

Thanksgiving 2013: Bhubaneswar, India

As I discussed in my last post, this year’s Thanksgiving was spent alone in the city of Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. I feel compelled to say that the last post (“Holidays Abroad”) was not meant as some big ol’ pity party for yours truly, but…

RunRunRunRunRunRun

The title of this post is also the name of the playlist that I run to. Normally I try to be a little more creative with my…

Punjab, India

Holy Cow

My apologies for the terrible, yet irresistible, title to this post.

I’m am back in Bhubaneswar, having returned here following less than 24-hours in Delhi after a long weekend in Goa. I’ll be here through this week, meaning another weekend in the Bhubs. Initially I was planning on…

Bhubaneswar Temple Walkabout

I spent this past Sunday on a bit of a cultural walkabout here in Bhubaneswar, meandering around town to visit some of the smaller, off-the-beaten path temples that dot the city, along with the more famous ones (i.e., the impressive Lingaraj).