Hello all – I can’t say that I’ve done a whole lot as of yet… It has been record high temperatures here in India – which is my way on emphasizing that it is really HOT!
Not complaining too much, as I have spend most of the time inside and air-conditioned, and frankly, spending much of the time recouping from the travel and making sure that I am up to speed and fully functional for Monday, my first day in the office at Genpact.
Spent some time grocery shopping - which was a blast. I know that may sound a little pathetic, but we’re talking mangos here! Also went out with an Ingenix long-term guy, Jerome Gold, works in Subro in Wauwatosa, and he took me out for my first meal in India. Now, I must say, eating Mexican food for your first meal in India goes a long way to being ironic, but it was really good food! Surreal to have a power outage while you are eating in a mall, and have no one really react (Power outages are VERY common here), but they are always short, and people must just get really used to them.
I had fun yesterday morning sitting out on my porch and watching the day wake up. Sadly, the sunrise itself is right behind an apartment building for me, but other than that, it was a sobering experience. Being this far from MN, and it being really hot, even at 5:00 in the morning, but still taking a minute to just sit there and soak in the moment and enjoy the wonder of it all.
Everyone here, both Ingenix and Genpact folks have been absolutely wonderful to be around, and I am looking forward to my first day at Genpact later today.
Peace All - Joel
Not complaining too much, as I have spend most of the time inside and air-conditioned, and frankly, spending much of the time recouping from the travel and making sure that I am up to speed and fully functional for Monday, my first day in the office at Genpact.
Spent some time grocery shopping - which was a blast. I know that may sound a little pathetic, but we’re talking mangos here! Also went out with an Ingenix long-term guy, Jerome Gold, works in Subro in Wauwatosa, and he took me out for my first meal in India. Now, I must say, eating Mexican food for your first meal in India goes a long way to being ironic, but it was really good food! Surreal to have a power outage while you are eating in a mall, and have no one really react (Power outages are VERY common here), but they are always short, and people must just get really used to them.
I had fun yesterday morning sitting out on my porch and watching the day wake up. Sadly, the sunrise itself is right behind an apartment building for me, but other than that, it was a sobering experience. Being this far from MN, and it being really hot, even at 5:00 in the morning, but still taking a minute to just sit there and soak in the moment and enjoy the wonder of it all.
Everyone here, both Ingenix and Genpact folks have been absolutely wonderful to be around, and I am looking forward to my first day at Genpact later today.
Peace All - Joel
View out my balcony
Picture taken while driving in Gurgaon - cool buildings
Shopping trip - lame, I know, but cool food.
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1 comment:
Don't knock the groceries, man! Nothing's cooler than cooking for yourself - unless it's Mexican/Indian food, of course.
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