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Things I Never Knew I Never Knew

Posted on November 9, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

Things no one tells you before you move to Mumbai: Finding someone to teach you Hindi could be more difficult than you might think – most of your new Indian friends will probably tell you that their level is merely … Continue reading →

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Days Gone By

Posted on October 12, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

Friday was the 4 month mark. How is it possible that I’ve been in this crazy country for four whole months? Anyway, the past week and a half has been a bit of a roller coaster. At first I started … Continue reading →

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Expectant Motion

Posted on September 16, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

Today is one of those rare quiet days… a day when I have really nothing planned, nothing aside from perhaps actually taking the pole for my mop home from the office, where it’s been leaning unassumingly against the wall for … Continue reading →

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Culture (and Electric) Shock

Posted on September 11, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

We—————–ll, it’s been an interesting week. Let’s start with last Friday, shall we? Got a new phone – a Karbonn. Nice phone, good specs, great camera. So excited to have a phone!! Until I realized that the radiation coming out … Continue reading →

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One Day At a Time

Posted on September 1, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

One more pagal (crazy) week on the books here in India! From experiencing fellowship and delicious phirni at dinner last Sunday night to having my phone stolen at the Gateway of India yesterday, it’s been one thing after another. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Bandra, Decisions, discovery, Expat Life, Expatriate Life, experience, India, Overseas, Sojourn, travel, Trip, World Travel | Tagged adventure, art, Avatar, balloons, biryani, cafe, canvas, change in plans, church, cleaning, Colaba Causeway, craziness, culture, curtains, decisions, delivery, dessert, dinner, diversions, drawing, elephant, emotions, expatriate, fabric, feelings, first, firsts, food, frozen yogurt, fun, Gateway of India, gluten-free, God, heartache, Holy Spirit, home decor, India, Juhu, leggings, Mumbai, paint, pastels, phirni, photographs, pictures, playing hooky, praise, prayer, queue, roti, rupees, Sabbath, sew, sewing, shopping, sketching, smart phone, smartphone, stitch, stress, temples, tension, theivery, tourist, train, vision, WhatsApp, work | 1 Comment

Late Nights and Early Mornings

Posted on May 21, 2015 by ShatteredGlass

Well, it’s 5:50am here in Sharjah, and I haven’t slept a wink. Instead, I had a wonderful dinner of mutton kebab and pilaf, graciously picked up and delivered while I waited for the watchman to come. Thanked the watchman over … Continue reading →

Posted in expatriate, experience, Friends, Middle East, sleepless, travel, World Travel | Tagged bedtime, cards, cleaning, faith, food, friends, home repair, hugs, insomniac, late night, laundry, rose, sensitive skin, settling in, Sharjah, sleepless, tea, travel | 1 Comment