I’ll Never Live in India Again, Here’s Why
I didn’t realise it at the time that I wasn’t really free in India. During the (almost) three years I lived there, I truly thought…
Wine, Mama’s Cookin’ or Organic? What Makes Lunch Special in Spain, India and America!
I’ve learned the fun way (through extensive stays in each city) that culinary distinctions are just the tip of the business lunch iceberg that you need to look out for when it comes to the basics of dining with work mates in Barcelona, Bangalore and San Francisco. It turns out that to truly navigate this area like a native and fit in it’s pretty easy…if you are up for changing your habits almost 100% at times and goin’ with the flow! (more…)
How Did I Live So Long in India? Musings from China on Women’s Personal Freedom
When I locked the door to my home in Bangalore and headed to Los Angeles for a simple visa renewal in 2013, I never dreamed that I was destined to move to China, never to walk through those doors again! It was a series of circumstances and events that could have been prevented and that I was actually able to remedy but at the end of the day I think I knew my time in India had ended so I didn’t fight as hard as I could have to stay if my heart had really been in it.
I lived a yin and yang existence in Bangalore full of fun and friends and opportunities balanced by the worst financial hardship of my life, subjected to degrading situations as a woman and living without personal freedom. I learned from the negatives and appreciated the positives and I genuinely thought that I was happy there. But I was wrong. (more…)
Indians and Alcohol: Maybe The Drinking Problem Is Lack Of Education?
Recently the Deccan Chronicle reported on the drinking problem of Malayalis, using a headline grabbing statistic that just under 1/3 of the people consume alcohol…
India, Indians and Water – the Strangely Fascinating Customs and Habits
Ahhhh water. Who’da guessed that there are so many different customs and habits surrounding water that I would encounter when I moved to Bangalore? Not…
The Burka Experience – Understanding the Women Behind the Scarves
From the time I was a kid until into my early 20s, there were moments when I spent more hours of the day in my bikini than dressed in clothes. From L.A. to Puerto Vallarta to San Diego and Barcelona, my homes have always been close to an ocean or the sea (so…bikini, bikini, bikini). (more…)
Bangalore Nightlife – the Alcohol and Drug Culture
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I have been really pleasantly surprised about the nightlife here in Bangalore. Aside from the lack of high-end dance clubs, I mean. (more…)
My New Job: Cricket Public Relations Here I Come!
So if you actually know me or follow my blog then you know that I packed up my life and moved to Bangalore just over…
FRRO: Visit 6 Desks + 4.5 Hours = Angela Is Legal Resident of Bangalore, India
Indian efficiency. Is it something to poke fun at like the inefficiency of the American judicial system? Or something to write home to mama about? …