A week later than I had hoped for, I am officially in my apartment. The apartment is painted brown on some walls, a very very light pink maybe peach on others, there is a couch and two bean bags in the living room, a bed in the bedroom, western toilet and shower head in the bathroom, desk and chair in the second room downstairs, and that's it. During the day I went shopping for dishes, sheets, pillows, towels - just a few of the necessities figuring I'll give it a week then identify exactly what else I need. Everything was brought back to the apartment, then I returned to the hotel for a bit to finish packing, took a nap, had some dinner, and waited for the bed to actually deliver. Once it was delivered, Varun (a colleague) picked me and brought me over to the apartment, this was about 9:30pm. Upon arrival I found out, the water had stopped working, the refrigerator wasn't here, the water purifier (not that it would do me any good right now) wasn't here, and the stove wasn't connected.
So maybe I pushed it a little, but I really needed to be out of the hotel and moved in. It's time to really begin this adventure, living in India. I'm living in what is called the Judge's Enclave, just down the street from my office. It only takes two minutes to drive, so hopefully only ten minutes to walk. It'll be nice to be able to walk to and from work, a little exercise each day. It's also a lot quieter than the hotel because I'm in a residential neighborhood instead of on a major street.
Of course, today it's raining so it makes it a little more difficult to get out and explore, plus I kind of need to be here when Varun comes back to hopefully get everything fixed. But soon enough, I will be cooking and really living in India. I've already made requests of a few of my colleagues to teach me how to use public transportation and teach me how to cook. Mostly I can't wait to learn to cook. Cooking Indian has always seemed a bit intimidating because the seasoning seems so different from anything else and there seems to be so much seasoning in every dish. Hopefully everyone will have enough patience with me while I try to record it all.
I will post pictures once I get a little more settled.
So maybe I pushed it a little, but I really needed to be out of the hotel and moved in. It's time to really begin this adventure, living in India. I'm living in what is called the Judge's Enclave, just down the street from my office. It only takes two minutes to drive, so hopefully only ten minutes to walk. It'll be nice to be able to walk to and from work, a little exercise each day. It's also a lot quieter than the hotel because I'm in a residential neighborhood instead of on a major street.
Of course, today it's raining so it makes it a little more difficult to get out and explore, plus I kind of need to be here when Varun comes back to hopefully get everything fixed. But soon enough, I will be cooking and really living in India. I've already made requests of a few of my colleagues to teach me how to use public transportation and teach me how to cook. Mostly I can't wait to learn to cook. Cooking Indian has always seemed a bit intimidating because the seasoning seems so different from anything else and there seems to be so much seasoning in every dish. Hopefully everyone will have enough patience with me while I try to record it all.
I will post pictures once I get a little more settled.
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