I arrived in Mumbai last night (Tuesday) and am here through Friday night to understand how activities are going "in the field". Coming into this city is always tough. Between the main city parts and the airport is a massive slum. When I say massive I mean that driving at 30 mph it would take you over a half hour to get from one end to the other. And so you see people living their lives; playing, bathing, fighting, working (many women here seem to be employed by stringing flowers together for garlands), learning how to mother, eating, deficating, sleeping, etc. You realize how rare it is that you see people actually living in the US. That sounds odd but I'm hoping y'all can tell what I mean.
In driving through the city today I saw a beggar woman and her child (probably about 6 years old) standing in front of a very modern and well-lit Samsung store that had a wall of TVs all on. They were just stunned and stood staring for as long as the security guards would let them. Straining their necks to see first the TVs and then the washing machine. Must be very strange to be left behind in this economy.
Speaking of the economy I've been writing this while travelling throughout the city because my computer can connect to a cell phone and get internet service anywhere. So cool.
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