Author Archives: Kitty Vindaloo

Never mind The Cultural Revolution.  Never mind human rights abuses and dictatorship.  When you stumble upon the Mao Zedong Mausoleum, while looking for scorpions on a stick to munch on during your evening walk, you are awed.  You are in … Continue reading →

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Welcome to Beijing

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo

3:47 am.  I am wide awake.  Jet lag.  Welcome to Beijing! I landed last night, after the longest flight I have ever taken.  Thirteen hours and forty minutes, beating my previous 12-hour flight.  I made it in one piece, after … Continue reading →

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Before moving to India, I studied like a grad student. From the time we decided on the job change, I read everything about India, or anything written by Indians. Literature, political commentary, movies, you name it, if I could get … Continue reading →

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 3 Comments

It’s been almost two months that we have been back in the States, but my heart is still in India. I got a new haircut, changed my hair color, updated my make-up and wardrobe, and got new glasses (*).  But … Continue reading →

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Our friend got a brand new car a few weeks ago. Yipee for our friend! It’s a big gold Toyota Innova, also known as an expat car. Most expats ride in big SUVs, we liked Sathya’s little white car, the … Continue reading →

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

I don’t remember how to be American! I don’t remember how my house works! After almost 2 years in India, I am staring at the appliances and checking which button I have to press to get coffee. It took me … Continue reading →

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 3 Comments

I am alone in the house, with our little kitten who is sleeping in my carry-on. Little does she know she will be in her carrier for 20 some odd hours, on her way back to Texas. My checked luggage … Continue reading →

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

Village politics in action

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo

21: we beat our record of the number of strangers posing into one picture, with five more in the background running towards us! Our previous record was in Pura, with 15 people in one shot. Whenever we go to a … Continue reading →

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I have never been really good at meditation. The minute I am told to “let go”, “don’t think”, my mind starts making laundry lists of things to do. A few decades ago I bought guiding tapes and recently downloaded apps, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

We temporarily added a kitten to our family, 280 grams of purring fur. We didn’t keep him, but I spent five wonderful sleepless nights, and days, being a Kitty Mommy and feeding the monster every two hours. It all started … Continue reading →

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments