Five Things I Miss About America
I moved from the US to live in India for a second time in early 2011. A few months after moving to Kochi in the southwestern state of Kerala, like any expat, I started feeling homesick. Below I share a few things I missed about my country (and still do).My Family and Friends. Believe it […]
Cultural Misunderstandings: USA and India
If we were to sit and count possible cultural misunderstandings between the USA and India, we’d understand that there is a vast chasm of diverse mindsets and values between us. In this blog, I’d like to explore a few of the common cultural differences between the US and India. I do have a bit of […]
Thanksgiving: The US Harvest Festival
The fourth Thursday of every November is Thanksgiving, the US Harvest Festival. Thanksgiving is a harvest festival (similar to Pongal or Onam in India). It commemorates the day the Native Americans and Pilgrims befriended each other and shared their first feast together near to Plymouth Rock in the state of Massachusetts. Typically most Americans have […]
The Mask Makes the Man!
In this touching story, which is different than all my other blog posts, I share how covering up in a costume on Halloween helped one special person to uncover the greatness beneath and forge the new and scary path of soul searching. The mask Dave wore on Halloween gave him a new confidence. He began […]
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