Countdown to re-entry

I will be back in California in less than two weeks. This might come as a shock to you. It certainly did to me, even though I purchased my return ticket last September. Six months seemed like a really long time, until I got close to the end of it. Now it seems like a weekend in Tahoe. With monkeys. And the ocean. And casinos that only have Indian restaurants. And yeah, I think this metaphor is officially played out.

Anyway, I land in Los Angeles on March 10. After I return to some semblance of normalcy, and consume my weight in Mexican food and leafy green salads, I will fly up north.

I can't wait to catch up with everyone and share stories, photos and goodies from India. Of course, right now I don't have a phone or a job and all my possessions are in boxes, so I clearly have a few details to take care of before the in-person revelry can begin.

But let's start the virtual revelry right now! Please e-mail and tell me how you are, that you still remember me, what fun we're going to have this spring, how cheap gas is, what brilliant thing Obama just said, what's happening on Gossip Girl, or anything that makes it seem less disorienting to come back to an American recession as an unemployed backpacker.

See you soon!

A treat from the Om Ganesh grocery store

Homemade assaulted chocolates! For people who like dessert a little rough...