So it all started with an email chain. A chain that started with an innocent inquiry of where I'd be located come the end of my vacation in late January 2012.
After three and a half weeks in South East Asia (more on that in a later non chronological post), I was getting a bit anxious of knowing if I'd be in London in a hotel, London in a corporate apartment, back in Bangkok or Vietnam. To my surprise surprise SURPRISE, I found out: Plano, TX.
Okay I thought, that's definitely not the guaranteed international location that I had been promised for my next project. Sure, Texas is most definitely a whole different world than what I know, but erm, let's just say not as exciting of a place than I had expected.
After a strew of "Kiyomi freak out iMessages" to a certain, very patient someone in Nigeria, I wrote a back to the stress inducing email, which set off a game of phone tag during a series of Vietnamese bus rides.
And then it came: India. India for 4 months. Delhi for 4 months. And after accepting, I found out Gurgaon (40km from Delhi) for 4 months. Hmm, I thought, well at least it'll be an adventure. And plus I know getting a visa is relatively painless. And at least I love the food. But there goes my dreams of either 1. finally getting custom made suits in SEA or 2. seeing all my friends in Europe (after what seems like years! Yes, I miss you guys!)
So after a WAY too short two weeks at home (HOW I LOVE YOU NEW YORK), I found myself flying to Delhi via Frankfurt over a mild winter weekend and here I am!
More on India: second first impressions next!
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