Where am? Still at my friend’s home
How am I? Mixed emotions. Happy, and sad.
First
I have to apologize for not posting for two weeks but my computer went off
again. The power cord didn’t work, the third time since I arrived in India.
Even the Toshiba people gave me a new power cord for free because it was less
than 3 months since I bought the last one. It was still under warranty.
And I
was delayed in getting to the Toshiba Service office because there was an Auto
Rickshaw strike for a few days. I couldn’t get there without one. So that
finally ended and all is well. I don’t
think anything was resolved by the strike. But that’s India.
The nurses at my
hospital went on strike, too, and it finally ended after around 35 days. Was
anything resolved? I have no idea. They
have no concept of collective bargaining and thinking what it is they want and
will be happy with as a result. They just STRIKE!
If
I had to use one word to describe India it would be Noisy. I’m sitting here at
4:45 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon and it’s so noisy I have earplugs in. I have no
idea if it is a band practicing or what but it’s loud drumming. And when it’s not loud drumming, it’s the
Slap-Slap of washing laundry by hand, or the power saw of cutting down trees.
It’s as if they can’t live without making noise. I suppose that if there were
this many people living in America, we would be addicted to noise too. But, I’m
happy to say I really appreciate ….q u i e t.
So
only three days left. Tomorrow I have to go to the post office with three
different boxes I found and see what the clerk thinks would be the best box to
send my computer back to the US. I have
already spoken to her and she explained that the boxes go into a bag. I saw how
they do it. She typed the address of where the package is going into the
computer and an address label comes out. Then a lower clerk takes the box, puts
it into a cloth bag, she attaches the label and it is then ready to be picked
up by the truck that comes later. So the trick is to make sure the box will fit
into the bag they will be using. I also
want to see how much it is going to cost. If it is too expensive, I may rethink
sending it back.
I spoke to the head
of the IT Dept at the hospital and he thought it was smarter to send it back that for the cost of
shipping it, I will have a computer when I get back. Otherwise I would have to
buy a new computer and they’re just a hunk of metal until you get it all programmed
etc. I really don’t like starting with a new computer.
I
did buy a external hard drive and backed up my computer so if it gets lost,
stolen or broken, I have all the data on this little black thing. I’ll carry
that back in my suitcase.
I
have been enjoying myself for these last few weeks. I went to see the movie Saving Mr. Banks and it was excellent.
I highly recommend it. My personal things that I don’t need while I am
traveling have made it to the US already. My girlfriend took my stuff with her
when she flew back on 1/31 and sent them to my people in AZ by FEDEX. The box was already received and is waiting
for me.
I
have my auto rickshaw driver lined up to take me to the airport Wednesday
evening. I fly out Thursday morning, like 1:10 a.m.
It
is so difficult to explain what all has to be done but I will be busy cleaning,
packing, giving stuff away…
I
still haven’t been able to blog from my Tablet so if that doesn’t work, PLEASE
email me if you want me to answer you. My Tablet does do email fine and I've Skyped with people.
I’m
going to end now and post this. SO to recap:
WED
Feb 19th my last day here, I go to Airport to fly out
THUR
Feb 20th I leave Kochi India at 1:10 a.m. heading to Bali (Denpasar,
Indonesia)
THUR
Feb 27th I leave Bali and go to Perth, Australia
After
that, stay tuned and I’ll let you know when I know.
Love
you all. Be happy. I am.
Marie
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