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Originally Posted by Omaha Jim
Mike,
I have been to India about a dozen times. If she is staying in nice hotels, she can eat the lettuce - (big hotels where Americans stay). Also the higher end restaurants have treated or filtered water. If not one of those - don't. Everything else you say is correct. India is an amazing country. I would go there to work in an instant. I love the people, the country. I have many fond memories. Every night 1-2 million sleep on the streets of Mumbai. It is bizarre to say the least, yet every morning, millions pile out of the tin shack shanties in the slums, trudge off to work in their clean brightly colored clothes, with smiles on their faces and make the best of their days.
Never have I seen a people, with so little, so happy to have that little bit that they do. I love India and the Indian people.
If she gets in a bind over there, I have local contacts that can help, based in Delhi and Mumbai, but they can help all over the country.
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THANK YOU Jim!! Very nice of you to offer that! I have to admit that we are a
little worried with the trouble in neighboring Pakistan. What did you do in India?
They are staying in pretty nice hotels... everything from The Taj View to a Holiday Inn.
She left Mumbai and is now in Bangalore. From there she goes to Delhi on Sunday, takes bus trips to Agra, Ranthambore, and Jaipur. She'll fly home from Delhi on the 14th.
Today, she got to meet with a business who delivers lunches to business people. I think they call them Dabbawallas. They will be visiting several high-tech companies while there too.
Thanks again for the offer! I am so excited for her! I wish I had gone on adventures like that when I was 22... but as a parent it is nice to have some kind of contacts in case problems arise.
I appreciate it,
-Mike-
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