launching pad...

Ok kids, here we go. My first foray into the blogging world. This blog is dedicated to my love/hate relationship with the motherland. I'm off to India in two weeks. Haven't been there in seven years, and now its time. Cousin's getting married, grandparent's have passed, their empty house is lonely, and I seriously need a break from work.

India has always been a challenge for a lot of reasons, but it's also been beautiful. I was born there and have been back about 5 or 6 times in my life. So, I thought a little travel journal would be a good way to translate the experience to you all and keep me busy when things get quiet out there. There will be a healthy dose of pics, so feel free to comment or just check in on me from time to time. Hopefully I'll be able to find enough internet hot spots out there to keep this thing fairly fresh...I promise I'll try to make it interesting.

Oh yeah...In case you're wondering, a "punjabi chappal" is a traditional leather sandal made in Punjab (the state where our family is from). This trip is all about walking through the land where I was born, so it made sense to me. Anyway, pics coming soon!