My first intro to India is Mumbai and it is quite loco!...it is a concotion of taxis, rickshaws, people, dogs, mopeds, and bikes all trying to cross the street at the same second and the only way to get through traffic is to force your way in...even if it means nearly causing an accident...using your horn without reprieve is essential because this lets other drivers know of your presence. The poverty of Bombay is quite obvious from the time u arrive at the airport. Makeshift homes and slums surround the airport, upon exiting you are likely to be followed and asked for some spare rupees. As timid and scared as I am after arriveal, I am quite lucky to have Udeepto here, a friend I met at CSU East Bay who now lives in Bombay...I phoned
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