Quite ironically I mentioned to my friend that you couldn’t pay me to visit India. This was before I came to know that Gordon and I might be moving there. India and China were probably the last place on earth I wanted to go. Neither of them held any appeal whatsoever. I would much rather have immigrated to a first world country, where it is clean and orderly, where you are able communicate with the locals and it is easier to integrate into the local culture. Gordon caught his flight from South Africa to Chicago, and we both knew that the next few days would be critical in determining the next 3 years of our lives. It was a lot of pressure, and it didn’t help his nerves that the airline lost his bag. A quick
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