It has been seventy days since we were told to stay inside. Anyone who left home without a reason was either questioned or threatened with force. While restrictions have gradually eased throughout these months,…
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It’s eery quiet in our South Delhi neighborhood. A few motorcycles out, rushing for a necessity or to the hospital—the only places open. I’m perched on our bedroom balcony next to the washing machine…
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Sometimes living abroad feels like a rodeo. More specifically, it feels like riding in a ring on a wild bronco. Some days I’m sitting nice and pretty, wowing onlookers with my seat and confidant…
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It’s 6am in our city of 25 million. I sit in the rocker that I used to rock baby girl to sleep in from 8-weeks-old in our former mountain home. Now she’s full-on-3 (going…
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It’s a dreary day and the monsoon rains drown the streets with rivers of water, while cyclists wearing trash bags for raincoats and city buses drudge on through. I planned to visit a plant…
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My eldest graduated from preschool this evening in a brief ceremony celebrating he and his classmates. I assume that the graduation ceremony into kindergarten is more for parents than children. The kids skip blithely…
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I’ve got my feet propped up and my laptop open, waiting for words to appear on the screen. My mom graciously invited me to the Florida coast with her for a few days for…
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So you’re waiting for the next big thing. The manifestation of that big idea you’ve been planning forever. The promotion, the big move, the pregnancy, the chance meeting that leads to true love. You’re…
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Of all the things I’ve attempted in life, motherhood has been the hardest. The two small human beings I call son and daughter have left me weeping on my knees on the bathroom floor…
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It’s been 3 weeks since I blogged… yikes! Consistency is not one of my gifting. I thrive on ideas, creativity, and have always leaned on family and friends who could help keep me organized.…
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Have you ever had something that you said you would never do? And then one day you wake up and you’re doing it and it’s not your favorite thing ever, but it’s OK? Well,…
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As a single girl of 28 I lived in Delhi for two years with roommates in a second story flat overlooking our neighborhood park. And here I am with a family of four shifting…