Comprehensive Health Checkup
India is one of those places where healthcare costs are a tiny fraction of US prices—even if you go to the really good (Harvard educated,...
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- Jul 7
Three birthdays and a wedding anniversary
Spring is always busy at my place. My husband, daughter and I have birthdays within one month of each other, and our wedding anniversary...
- Jun 23
Kid life in Mumbai
When I ask my kids if they like living in Mumbai they find it hard to answer. They still miss their neighborhood friends in Germany and...
- Jun 17
Two types of diplomats
What diplomats do? Well, there are two types of diplomats... Never DC'ers Those who try to avoid serving a tour in Washington at all...
- Jun 10
What makes a good diplomat?
I ponder that question sometimes, for different reasons. Sometimes because I wonder what else I would be doing if I weren’t a diplomat....
- May 13
Keri Russel is wrong
There’s a new Netflix show that will almost certainly be watched by all diplomats; the one where Keri Russell is Ambassador to London and...
- May 3
Dharavi
Dharavi is one of the biggest ‘slums’ (now a politically incorrect word) in Asia, population one million. Orangi Town in Karachi has more...
- Apr 30
Munnar tea plantations
Increasingly, I’m doubling down on a travel strategy that involves staying in a single place for at least five days, or a week if...
- Mar 21
Andaman/Havelock island
I just returned from a week in tropical island paradise: Havelock, which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, which is part of...
- Feb 14
The Surge
For the past month, I’ve been part of coordinating a massive visa surge in Mumbai. The demand for visas here is enormous, and because of...
- Feb 6
Goa and chill
I’m feeling very spoilt as I’m looking at my winter calendar. No more long cold months like I had in Berlin, Washington, Armenia and the...
- Feb 1
Lollapalooza Mumbai
Last weekend I went to a major music festival for this first time in... forever? It was the first edition of Lollapalooza in Mumbai and...
- Jan 25
Book club India
I joined another book club! I think at every diplomatic post so far I've had the chance to join one and this is the third time I did. I...
- Jan 15
Tata marathon in Mumbai
The past week has been all about the Tata race, where in ran a half marathon today along with 55,000 other runners. It’s the largest run...
- Jan 9
Is Mumbai really “the New York of India”?
I’ve been living in Mumbai for about six months now and I feel ready to make a bit of a pro-cons list. It’s only a subjective snapshot in...
- Jan 2
Tenure!
I became a tenured Foreign Service Officer this month! It was unexpected, which made it all the more sweet. It was the first year I was...
- Dec 6, 2022
Playing cricket and running races in Mumbai
I’m not really a sporty person. I don’t enjoy repetitive activities or making myself physically uncomfortable and besides I’m too short,...
- Nov 5, 2022
Venturing out further: Udaipur
After sightseeing in Mumbai, a weekend getaway in Lonavola and a work trip to Delhi, we wanted something even more adventurous for our...
- Oct 25, 2022
Diwali & representational events
The week before Diwali was an exceptionally busy week at work. I was on regular duty at the consulate but all the work had to be crammed...
- Sep 30, 2022
FastCon in New Delhi
Last weekend I finally felt like India embraced me, and I was hugging it right back. I spent a weekend in India’s capital for work and...
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