Mumbai Light.
After the past few days, I'm going to try to keep this blog entry light. It's been an emotional few days, and I started to feel like my blog was becoming a "Yes, Steve is still alive" notification service. Having said that, thank you so much to everyone who wrote to check in on me, share their feelings on the bombings, and provide support. Every single email was much appreciated. Thank you. (And thank you to my little sister who "forgot" to tell me that my Mom told her to email me and let me know she got my message, but was unable to get through to my hotel).
The main thing that I would like to share about today is how NORMAL everything was. The trains were running. People showed up to work on time and smiling. And July 12th went on much like July 10th. It was Mumbai's very classy response to the terrorists. And it was wonderful to be a part of.
With all the craziness of the past few days, I've been spending my evenings laying low in my hotel room. The past three have gone as such: Chinese/Indian fusion food ordered from Ming Yang, a small pot of jasmine tea, Bobby Darin ("The Legendary Bobby Darin") and Judy Garland ("Live At Carnegie Hall"), reading "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," all while overlooking the Mumbai skyline. It's been very relaxing, and a touch surreal.
After the past few days, I'm going to try to keep this blog entry light. It's been an emotional few days, and I started to feel like my blog was becoming a "Yes, Steve is still alive" notification service. Having said that, thank you so much to everyone who wrote to check in on me, share their feelings on the bombings, and provide support. Every single email was much appreciated. Thank you. (And thank you to my little sister who "forgot" to tell me that my Mom told her to email me and let me know she got my message, but was unable to get through to my hotel).
The main thing that I would like to share about today is how NORMAL everything was. The trains were running. People showed up to work on time and smiling. And July 12th went on much like July 10th. It was Mumbai's very classy response to the terrorists. And it was wonderful to be a part of.
With all the craziness of the past few days, I've been spending my evenings laying low in my hotel room. The past three have gone as such: Chinese/Indian fusion food ordered from Ming Yang, a small pot of jasmine tea, Bobby Darin ("The Legendary Bobby Darin") and Judy Garland ("Live At Carnegie Hall"), reading "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," all while overlooking the Mumbai skyline. It's been very relaxing, and a touch surreal.
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