Bye Mumbai

Last night out in Mumbai: Ally and me; hair darker, minds wiser

I’m in my room surrounded by suitcases, and piles of things that are supposed to go in suitcases, feeling excited, disoriented, and sad, and grateful for the Fulbright’s generous excess baggage grant. I’ll be using it! (Blame the 24 ” rosewood Ganesha from Kerala that’s taking up one whole carry-on bag). So, I had it in mind to write some deep concluding thoughts tonight, but don’t have it in me. Maybe it’s because I don’t really feel like I’m leaving Mumbai. Somehow, it’s become Reality to me, and a pleasant reality at that (apart from the air quality, traffic, heat etc etc). It’s pleasant because I’ve made a good life here, despite early dire predictions to the contrary. I’ve done more good research than I imagined possible, wrote for the newspaper that is our family deity, traveled to beautiful and insane places. And most of all, I’ve made truly wonderful friends.

Wonderful friends

I want to thank all of you who read my blog and commented on it. Your kind words made me feel close to home even as I was very far away.

See you soon!

Abby

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