Welcome to my blog!

The purpose of this blog is to share with you my upcoming internship in Mumbai (Bombay), India and the journey in preparation for it. It has so far been an interesting experience and I have not even started my trip yet.

Why the name? I will be in Mumbai during June and July, the beginning of the Monsoon season. Learning to wade through flooded streets and work with this natural phenonema is to me very similar to the learning experience I have had so far and am sure to face in India. Most of India's water supply falls during the Monsoon season. It is kind of a feast or famine on water. I found this analegous to India itself, a nation of extremes and it will be my challenge to learn to work with and within it. From what I have understood of India, this amazing nation will both pull on me like the raging flood waters and at the same time fascinate me like the tranquility of a steady stream.

I have the priviledge to travel with another student who has now also become a friend. She is as talented as she is kind and fun. Together we will set out to work with an inspirational company that is dedicated to empower women in deplorable situations, often in the slums of Bombay, to better their lives. The company works with small textiles producers and our task is to develop a plan to standardize the production process so they can deliver a more uniform end result.

Before I continue with this blog I want to take a moment and thank my family, friends and college. They have been very instrumental in making this trip possible and encouraging me as I am learning to have the two most important things in this journey: patience and endurance.

I hope my blog will entice you to consider traveling to India and help you with your preparations.

Let's start swimming!!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

We have an apartment!!

After many forths and backs, ups and downs, and sticker shocks, we have been able to secure an apartment in Malad-West, a suburb of Bombay. We opted for a serviced apartment and will be staying in an apartment with one-bedroom, two bathrooms, living/dining room and kitchen. I just love the specification of "English toilets", something to remember for future visits.

We found this apartment through http://www.dreamhomerelocations.com/. This company specializes in serviced apartments and have been really wonderful to work with. Unlike many places in Mumbai, they communicate via email and are really quick to reply to any questions we had. I will post pictures as soon as I get over there.
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