Hola! It has been a real long time since I blogged here. India has me both by the throat and by the heart.
I hate the traffic and the blatant disrespect for the fellow travelers. I hate the noise and smoke and dust (there I said it! ) and I hate the fact that none of this is likely to change anytime soon. Despite all this I love that I can now catch the metro train in Delhi and get anywhere in a half hour- max!, that people actually stand in a que and buy tickets, I love that I can hear birds and the vegetable seller and the children laughing as they get off the school bus , all sweaty and dirty. I love that I can never go anywhere in Delhi without going past a monument or building that is at least 200 years old, if not more. I love that there is so much life around (that cliche- the breathing, pulsating mass...open the window and its right there!)
I am finally doing something concrete with my time- Getting our flat renovated so that we can move in. Read about those travails and adventures at
http://throwitonthewall.blogspot.com/