I stay in the Northern Suburbs of Mumbai, about an hour from downtown where the terrorist attacks of the last few days occurred and left over 150 people dead and many more injured. The last few days I’ve stayed holed up in my apartment and the office (3 blocks away), and aside from ruining my
Every year Ave A/Razorfish puts out a yearly report highlighting research and trends in digital marketing. The focus this year is on the expanding role of social apps and how people use them. Not only is the report extremely insightful and provides a glimpse of where the internet and it’s users are headed, it also
People here use really antiquated, ambiguously British phrases, here’s a short sampling I’ve recently heard: When I miss a shot in basketball people yell out, hard luck! A good shot is lovely! I’m often asked, What’s your good name sir? When Indians refer to their hometown it’s called their native place Older, unrelated people are
Since I’ve been here I’ve had to break two fundamental rules that were drilled into my head from early childhood: 1. Don’t eat with your hands (unless you are at Medieval Times in which case you are required to mercilessly rip chicken apart and demand more beer from your wench) – Eating with your hands
Today I went to the Foreign Registration Office and got my Indian Residency papers. I’m official. I had to take a train there, in my “first class” car: it was crowded. At the station: It was also crowded (click on the pic above as it was taken with my friends camera – good quality). We
Recently I’ve seen a few ads for a butter company (Amul), pop up around Mumbai. There was also a second ad I saw from a political movement which has a picture of Ghandi and Obama, and basically says that Ghandi and Obama have similar beliefs. Whether or not this is true, in the last week
So before I came to India I visited my family in Israel. Here are some pics of my nieces and nephews (all 6 of ‘em): It was nice to see the fam, but i don’t have too much to do in Israel, and a few days there was enough for me. Last week I went
I left New York 2 weeks ago, and after a wild ride through Israel and Vietnam I’m now back in India for good. I’m very happy to be here, and although Mumbai isn’t the easiest place to live, I’m slowly getting my bearings. Here’s some initial thoughts: India is very hot. It’s been about 97