Since I got an abundance of sleep over the past few days, it
was effortless for me to wake up at 7am in the morning, something I am not
usually able to do during the week. The hotel provided a continental buffet of
breakfast items from India as well as the West.
Afterwards, I headed to the Radisson hotel near the airport
to have a short meeting with one of our Chartered Accountants for my company,
who work on our India side of our business. Man, does it get confusing trying
to learn about the India governmental restrictions on operating a business in
the country! But I guess it would be the same for an Indian to learn about our
procedures here in the USA.
My flight was soon after the meeting, and I headed to the
airport to catch the flight to Dehradun. It took 30 minutes to fly to the city
located north of Delhi. I arrived at the Jolly Grant airport, which was about
45 minutes drive away from the heart of Dehradun, or the "Doon
Valley." My colleagues were there to greet me, and we drove through the
only highway to reach the city. Along the way I saw a vast network of forests
(or what they call 'jungles' in India).
We reached town where I had some South India cuisine, called
Masala Dosa. It resembled a quesadilla, but with peas, potatoes, and spices
mixed together to comprise the inside, instead of the cheese you would get in a
quesadilla. It was a simple, but delicious first meal here.
I checked into my hotel at around 5PM, which was not very
kempt, reminded me of my backpacking days... and three hours later, I was at
work! My Indian counterparts work the night shift to allign with Los Angeles
working times. Although I was tired from the travel and lack of sleep, the
first working day was not to difficult to get accustomed to, probably because I
was excited to meet everyone.
Touchdown Dehradun!
The Surya Namaskar - a series of yoga positions to salute the sun.
Masala Dosa, a South Indian dish.
My Accounting Team!
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