When I first moved to America nearly 13 years ago, I arrived with a formidable fluency in the Queen’s English peppered with occasional indulgences in the flavors of Ind-lish. Although I didn’t end my sentences with only for emphasis and knew that prepone was (then) a figment of the Indian imagination (or creativity), I did have to be [...]
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Activate thy Verbs!
Posted in culture, humor, language, literature, transculturalism, tagged Life is a Verb, Patty Digh on December 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Simple Living, High Thinking
Posted in childhood memories, culture, humor, psychology, relationships, transculturalism, tagged Joanne Heim, Living Simply on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This holiday season I can’t help but chuckle again at a conversation a good friend of mine (let’s call her Devi) and I had earlier this year, comparing notes on our respective upbringings with specific regard to things, stuff, gifts … you know, materialism. She was telling me how her mother had one very principled and very [...]
Mr. Perfect
Posted in culture, humor, inspiration, life lessons, relationships, women's issues on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just over 2 years ago, when I became ready to date, I didn’t know quite where to begin. I could have gone the obvious route and dated people I met through “common interests.” At the time, the two principal avenues for me were either the design profession or the Indian classical music circles. I was meeting many interesting people, but quickly [...]
