Tomorrow, I leave for India! My suitcase is (mostly) packed, I’m checked-in for my flight, and at 11am I leave for the airport. I am going to try to keep this blog up throughout my trip, but I am not bringing my computer with me and won’t always have reliable Internet access. I think my plan is to write out entries in a notebook each day, and when I get a chance, typing them up and posting them. I’ll have my phone with me, but it won’t be on often. I’ll be able to receive as many text messages as I get, but can only send 100 for the duration of my trip. I’ll also check my email as often as possible, but for the most part count on not being in too much contact with me for the next four weeks. Also, as an FYI, Mumbai is 12 and 1/2 hours ahead of the west coast. Our group is also keeping a blog, with each of us responsible for one day of the trip. My day is Wednesday, 8/31, which is the day we are doing Laughter Yoga, meeting with Anjai Bansai from Spencer Stuart, and attending a High Tea hosted by Hemant Sonawala, the CEO and Founder of Hinditron, along with leading female entrepreneurs including Paula Sonawala, Poorvi Chothani, Ritu Advani, and Dr. Durga Parikh, among other Mumbai businesspeople.
Here is the at-a-glance schedule of our trip; my posts throughout the trip will go into detail about what we do each day:
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Unfortunately, our whole group will not be there at the beginning of the trip due to the hurricane on the east coast. Many people ere flying through Newark, and flights to and from there have been cancelled for the next two days. I am so glad I don’t have to deal with that, but it really sucks that a lot of our group has to rearrange flights right now and won’t make it into Mumbai until Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I just hope that everyone gets to India safe and soon so we can begin our adventure together.
Originally this post was going to talk about my goals for the trip, what I’m really looking forward too, what I’m most worried about, etc, but I’ve been up since 8, I moved today, I still have packing to do, and I am exhausted. Maybe I will have time for that in the morning, but if not, next time I post it will be from Mumbai!
