The presentation at the Bank was enjoyable, with probably about sixty people attending. It was based upon the questions that we get asked, and the intent of the presentation was to put a positive face on our experience. I began the presentation with the following words:
"...and when we told people that we were moving to India, 10% said with excitement, "Oh, really?!" Another thirty percent said, "Oh.... really? And about sixty percent said, "OH NO, REALLY??!!" [laughs] So, the intent here is to give you some insight into the professional and personal dimensions of this adventure we are having and hopefully shift those percentages...."
By the way, those top five questions are:
What are you doing over there? - i.e., what is the value to the Bank?
What is it like to live in India?
What does your wife do?
How are the kids adjusting and how is their school?
Have you driven in India?
^ Not sure what point i was making here, but I like the picture. Looks like I was dancing.
^ Charlotte has mass transit! A big change since we left. It has been a great success, despite predictions of it being a wasteful boondoggle. Nice development.
^ The group from church. It was great to see everyone and we were glad to share about our lives. Special thanks to Rush for setting this up, it was an authentic pleasure for us, we hope it was for everyone else.
