Tag Archives: food

Plus Points

Posted on September 10, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Every once in a while, you have a pretty good day. Point 1: I got almost seven full hours of sleep last night. Do you know when was the last time that happened?! Point 2: Dash’s cousin (or twin? or … Continue reading →

Posted in chocolate, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, family, food, Friends, gifts, gluten free, God, Holidays, Home, India, ministry, Mumbai, positive, positivity, students, teacher, Teaching, Uncategorized, updates, World Travel | Tagged blessings, classes, food, fun, gluten-free, lizard, meetings, ministry, plus points, positivity, sixteen, sleep, slum, students, teacher, travel | 1 Comment

PSA and General Updates

Posted on September 3, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

PSA!! I’ve blogged about depression and anxiety before here, but I just want to take a few minutes to give a shout out to any readers who have dealt – either themselves and/or alongside suffering family members or friends – … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged amphibian, anxiety, Christian, depression, disorder, dry ice, evil, experiment, food, gecko, God, healing, questions, relationships, restaurants, rickshaw, semi-colon, study, suffering, tattoo, train, train travel, travel | 1 Comment

Life Lessons You Learn in Mumbai

Posted on August 5, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Always pin your gaucho pants at your ankles if you’re going to wear the flowy, floor-length comfies in the midst of a Mumbai monsoon. Or be cool with tie-dye pants and toasty toes at the office. Take your pick. Don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, animals, Bandra, Books, bookworm, Culture, Culture Shock, Desi, discovery, endurance, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, exploration, food, Home, India, Learning, Life, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mumbaiker, new experiences, outlook, Overseas, Perseverance, Perspective, Reflections, Revelations, Tips, travel, Trip, Uncategorized, updates, World Travel | Tagged Bandra, chai, clothes, clothing fails, crazy, expat, expatriate, fair skin, food, geckos, India, international, mold, monsoon, Mumbai, rain, rats, rickshaw, rodents, shopping, supermarket, tiffin, time, train, travel | Leave a comment

And then there are days…

Posted on July 1, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Depressive tendencies and obsessive thoughts are no fun to deal with. Especially when you’ve forgotten to take your necessary vitamins (read B-12 and folic acid) and haven’t worked out for days, you’re a woman with temperamental hormones, and your acne-prone … Continue reading →

Posted in Decisions, emotions, endurance, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, gluten free, Healing, hope, Learning, Life, Mental health, Mumbai, Uncategorized, word travel | Tagged change your attitude, depression, exercise, food, friends, gluten-free, gratefulness, music, obsessive, teacher, vitamins, work | Leave a comment

It’s Progress

Posted on June 26, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Moved into my new flat – and couldn’t get the water to turn on this morning. Instead of flipping out like I usually would (though my mind did go blank for a few moments), I packed my toothbrush, face wash, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Bandra, Beginnings, contrast, Decisions, endurance, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, faith, food, God, Healing, Home, hope, India, Jesus, Life, Maharashtra, Mental health, Movement, Mumbai, new experiences, Perseverance, Perspective, positive, Reflections, Sensory Processing Disorder, Uncategorized, updates, word travel | Tagged adventure, apartment, Bandra, clothes, dosa, English, expat, expatriate, faith, food, God, India, Indian, Jesus, language, life, monsoon, moving, Mumbai, rain, travel, water | Leave a comment

The Crazy Never Ends

Posted on March 23, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

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Some time ago, I was speaking with a friend I’d met in college. Things are a little crazy, I said, but the next few days my schedule is empty, so I’ll be able to relax a bit. “No you won’t,” … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Bandra, birthday, books, bookworm, bug bite, bugs, cards, Churchgate, cockroaches, craziness, crazy, DIY, flapjack, flowers, food, food critic, foodie, friends, gluten-free, God, house of cards, insects, Juhu, learning, ministry, Mumbai, noise pollution, refrigerator, restaurant, restaurants, stress, tl;dr, Versova, visa, visa extension, volunteers, yummy | Leave a comment

Head in Hands

Posted on February 7, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

What a week. Someone told me today it seemed I’d lost weight, asked if I was stressed. Funny, as I think I might have gained a pound or two from the junk food I’ve been eating the past few days. … Continue reading →

Posted in endurance, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, faith, Jesus, Journey, Life, outlook, overwhelmed, Perseverance, Uncategorized | Tagged coping, faith, food, incapable, James, Jesus, junk food, need, Oswald Chambers, perseverance, steadfastness, stress, testing, weakness | Leave a comment

Silver Linings

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Sometimes, when the internet crashes at work, I smile. This means that I have a few minutes to type up an update: almost all of my work relies on the internet, especially on days when I don’t have classes. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bandra, Books, bookworm, children, chocolate, church, Desi, DIY, Dream Big, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, faith, food, Friends, God, Growth, India, Journey, Life, ministry, Mumbai, new experiences, overwhelmed, Sensory Processing Disorder, Youth ministry | Tagged apartment, art, books, bookworm, children, chocolate, church, community, craziness, curriculum, DIY, expat, expat life, expatriate, faith, finances, flatmates, food, friends, God, hair, highs and lows, India, internet probs, Kindle, landlords, life group, loans, love, Michigan State University, moving, MSU, paint, Philippians, praise and worship, progress, relationships, rent, shoes, teacher, volunteers, work | 1 Comment

Learnings

Posted on January 16, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Back in Michigan, when I was involved in the planning team for church, we had a time for review at the beginning of each planning meeting. It was a time for discussing “highs”, things that we believed had gone well … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Culture, Decisions, discovery, endurance, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, faith, family, food, Friends, gluten free, Growth, Home, India, Journey, Life, ministry, outlook, Perspective, Reflections, Revelations, Sensory Processing Disorder, word travel, Youth ministry | Tagged account, chocolate, corporate world, expat life, expatriate, experience, family, food, foreigner, friends, lesson, life, patience, relationships, work | Leave a comment

2016 January Update

Posted on January 6, 2016 by ShatteredGlass

Not the most original of titles, I know. Bu———t I’m still working through a bit of jet lag and just ate a delicious Thai chicken curry: I’ve got a food baby, I’m tired, and my cognitive processes have been surrendered … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Bandra, Beginnings, children, Culture, Culture Shock, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, food, Growth, Holidays, Home, India, Journey, Language, Learning, Life, love, Maharashtra, ministry, Movement, Mumbai, new experiences, Perspective, Reflections, teacher, travel, Trip, Uncategorized, word travel, Youth ministry | Tagged apartment, Christmas, cupcakes, curriculum planning, death, DIY, family, family time, first aid, flat, food, gifts, independence, India, jet lag, life, love, nephews, shoes, sleep, yummy | Leave a comment