Travel

A Photo Story — We lived in West Central Florida for the month of December 2022. We drove to almost every beach we could find in the area within a reasonable driving distance. We lived on Lake Rousseau near Crystal River, but there were no beaches on this lake. It is infested with alligators…

Don’t do it for the ‘gram. — In India, a lot of us have roots where we’ve come from no money at all. It’s why we bargain and look for the cheapest available options everywhere. But what if you love travelling even though you have little money? That’s the story of my father and his friend. My…

The byproduct of tradition and cultural habits — I recently published an article about ‘rikejo,’ which means rikei-joshi— women specializing in science and engineering. When one of the readers asked why Japanese people like abbreviations so much, I realized our language is full of shortened words. Acronyms are prevalent in other languages as well; Gen-Zers are universally known…

And whether I want to move here permanently — In May 2022, hubs and I made the move from India to the States. It was a move executed for my spouse’s sake — his job involves working with several Bay Area clients, and the company agreed that it’d make sense for him to live there himself. And I’m a…