I am missing India !

American Junk Food

Indian Junk Food

It has been five months since I came to USA and now I am missing India like anything. May be other people who are away from their respective countries also feel the same ? That is why I  thought of expressing myself here on my blog. I was born in Mumbai and brought up over there itself. India is a big and a diverse country. I was lucky enough to have traveled many places in India with my parents over all these years. Travel being one of my hobbies I now miss the beautiful places that I saw in India.There is yet much to see and experience for me in America. But the way in which both places are beautiful is different I guess. Also, it is not easy to adjust in a country other than the one where one is born and lived all their life.Before I left India in June 2010,  I was very excited to come to the US. This was only the second time I was going to get to see another country (first one being Nepal which was geographically and culturally very close to India). I was also somewhat afraid of getting a culture shock which I never suffered ultimately  :)

Though the list is long I am trying to present a compressed one here (this list is of course besides the family and friends) :

What I miss about India :


1. Places of tourist interest, the Indian hill stations, mountains and rivers particularly of north India.


2. Eating the Indian chaat (Indian junk food) like paani puri, ragda, samosa and bhel....ooohhhhh !! (I knew I am going to miss it so I had lots of it before I left India)


3. The Indian railways which I extensively used to travel around India. (including the suburban rail of Mumbai minus the crowd).  :)


4. The monsoon of Mumbai.


5. My lovely stray babies in India whom I could have helped if I was there.


What I love about USA :


1. The dignity of labor


2. The polite nature of most Americans.


3. The freedom in this culture.


4. Equality.


5. The organisation in every place that I see around.


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