Well I didn’t expect to return to India quite this soon, but here I am, almost 4 weeks to the day from when I left Bangalore, sitting right smack in the middle of the city again! I’m working on an acquisition integration project at work, and I’m responsible for readiness at our Bangalore site. It’s a really fun (and BUSY) project, and I love that it’s kept me in touch with India.
Brent returned home about two weeks ago, and it was so good to see him. We were back to being a full family (not living on different continents), we had our little kitty back with us, and it felt so wonderful to be in our home together. And then I found out that I needed to make a return trip. Ha! So after only 11 days of being back together, I headed back to the airport to make the 30 hour trip across the ocean. I was definitely sad to be leaving Brent again so soon, but this trip is only for 10 days and I’m thrilled to get to come back. He encouraged me to take the opportunity since we probably won’t get to come back on our own. I will get to make at least one more trip in April, and then who knows after that. So I’m thankful for this opportunity.
It was amazing how much it felt like home when I stepped off the plane in Bangalore. And once again, the very first thing that caught my attention were the kind, brown eyes of the Indian people. I don’t know what it is, but they just have the sweetest faces and are so eager to help in any way that they can. I just love that. I love that I really know this place, that I know the customs, that I like the food, that I understand the quirky little things that are so foreign to others the first time they visit. I feel like I belong here, and that makes me happy.
In addition to being a lot shorter than my first trip, this experience is also a little different, because I’m getting to stay in a super fancy hotel instead of our cozy (read: slightly run down but very endearing) little apartment. As much as I’m LOVING the upgrade, I do miss our little place. Brent and I really made that apartment our home, and I’m so glad we got to experience that together. One of the things I really loved about our first trip is that we lived like so many of our Indian friends. It wasn’t a luxurious living arrangement, and we were really able to relate to them a lot better as a result. So again, I’m enjoying the heck out of this hotel, but it definitely makes for a different perspective.
My trip agenda is packed with work events (I’m working both Saturday and Sunday – blah!), but I’m hoping to be able to catch up with some friends while I’m here. It’s so fun to see everyone at the office again. It really has been like a homecoming.
I love this country, and I’m happy to be here and to be able to stay connected with it from my project at work. What a blessing!
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