Tag Archives: expat

Remember that I was all jealous when E. went on an ill-fated scooter ride but got to see cute monkeys? A few days ago, we went to Nandi Hills with a couple of friends and their amazing dog.  I expected … Continue reading →

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

There once was a dog Who lived in a village All white and scruffy We’ll call him Cabbage* One day while chilling He saw strangers parking They were white and stupid On their phone googling Cabbage came running Scared the … Continue reading →

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

I do not understand why Google Maps can never give me proper directions from my house in Texas to the Houston Museum of Natural History (it doesn’t understand traffic around Hermann Circle), but can find anything in rural India.  We … Continue reading →

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

We are once again in Hyderabad, on the 7th floor of a hotel with a view.  And we brought the heavy artillery, camera wise. There is certainly something despicable about this situation, but after hours of pondering my guilt, I … Continue reading →

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Another trip to France, another funeral. My grandmother passed away while I was there. I avoided some of the scorching heat of May by going back home for business. Summers here are hot as hell. There, I said it: hot … Continue reading →

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

I started teaching remedial English in a school in Koramangala. The kids are about 12-15 years old.  It isn’t always fun but kids do say the darnest things. I am white.  Yep.  White and blonde with long hair down to … Continue reading →

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

Six months and a guest post

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo

Six months ago today, we landed, not on the Moon, but in India, which is about the same for an American!  We were in completely unchartered territory, but with the help of some amazing people, first at the Taj Vivanta … Continue reading →

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India, the largest democracy in the world

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo

Today is Election Day in our state of Karnataka.  India will soon have a new Prime Minister.  The nationwide results will be known on May 16 but I do not know when the new person will take power. I have … Continue reading →

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Our big cat is getting fat.  She wasn’t small to begin with and even had to go on a diet before boarding the plane since “(cat+carrier)<18 pounds”, or we couldn’t take her as carry on.  But she slowly packed those … Continue reading →

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Dubai is the opposite of India. Dubai is clean. Dubai is rich. Oh, so rich.  A 800 Series BMW is a taxi, a poor man’s car.  A Lamborghini starts to show your true rank.  You drive a Porsche?  I am … Continue reading →

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment