Hindustan Times
The things you don’t want to happen before boarding an international flight are: you lose your passport; get struck with malaria; get the wrong day or get caught in traffic and miss it. The one thing that doesn’t cross your mind is: what if I get the flu? Read more
(10 votes, average: 3.9 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, Mumbai · Tagged airline official, international flight, Mumbai airport, screening, swine flu, swine flu Heathrow
I had one of those rare electric moments this week when I felt completely serene and relaxed, all my worries dissipated and Mumbai was the most beautiful city in the world.
I do not experience these moments: Read more
(10 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Bangalore, Breach candy, colaba, Ghazals, India, juhu, Kirana store, Leela Palace, Linking road market, Mumbai, slums, Taj Mahal Palace, Taufiq Qureshi, The Novotel The Square restaurant
Being an expat is like living out a really strange existence – one you never imagined. You do things you never foresaw you would do before you left your homeland on your work-connected adventure. And locals, naturally find you a bit odd.
Let me take you back a bit. Before moving to India, I was living in an apartment in the UK: I had an American lodger staying in my spare room as an extra means to earn an income. Until then, I had never been an expat. Read more
(17 votes, average: 4.35 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, Mumbai · Tagged American lodger, Being an expat, connected adventure, Loch Ness, strange behaviour, watching American DVDs
I was working in the office on Sunday when a journalist telephoned a contact and said in a loud voice: “I don’t want to call him on a Sunday, as I know he has a life and a family, unlike us journalists, who don’t….so….” Read more
(38 votes, average: 4.68 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Bulgaria, Estonia, family, Germany, Government, jounalist, Mumbai, Spain, Sunday, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, TISS
