Sunday, May 9, 2010

16 Days in India

Intro
In February 2009, I took a two-and-a-half week vacation from work to travel India. My first stop was Mumbai, where I stayed with my aunt’s brother, Shaffat, for a few days. Shaffat lived in Canada and was spending one year abroad in Mumbai for work. In the evenings we went to dinner together and met some of his friends, and during the day I was on my own, though often serviced by Shaffat’s personal driver, Sheker. Afterwards, I continued my trip on my own. Throughout those first few days and the solo ones that followed, I took to writing notes about my trip in a pocket-sized notebook. It hadn't been my intention to keep any kind of journal or to write anything down; rather, the desire sprang spontaneously and I enjoyed the occasional reflection.