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| Bikes and Drying Fabrics on the Boardwalk at Sunrise |
Bandra West, Mumbai, India:
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March 2012
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| Early Bird Special: Morning Walk at Bandra West Boardwalk |
The sounds of cooing birds wake
me from my sleep. Their cackling avian banter
pervades every cell of my being as I breathe in a fresh day after my first full
night of sleep on India’s sacred soil.
The rhythms of the morning sun, soon to rise, and the light wind
brushing across my face warmly reminds me that I am in a new country, a new
land, a new universe. My heart skips a
beat—I am elated, dazzled, charmed by Mumbai’s intoxicating fervor.
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| Marigolds & Bells Greeting Onlookers at an Entranceway, Bandra West, Mumbai |
The smell of fresh mangoes, the
sounds of honking rickshaws, the stop and go of painted trucks, the passing by
of women and children, the cool marble beneath my feet, the churn of our water
distiller grinding fresh drink, the muddled whisper of swiftly moving fans, the
push and pull of the keyboard as it pounces words upon the page… life is full
of the noisy emanations inviting me to a world which will now be considered
home. Graciously, I call the voices of
the ancestors, the collective of India’s spiritual heritage: India will speak, if I
am only willing to listen. As the Ewe in
Ghana’s Volta region say, “My ears have been opened, kra.” I only need to step
outside to be immersed within the chaotic symphony of urban life in the tiny
city within the city upon a hill in Bandra West, Mumbai’s tree-lined
neighborhood teaming with the grit of life.
The town is filled with love, ingenuity, and perhaps even an artisanal of
magic!
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| Rickshaw Heaven! (Or, a way to get from here to there). |
We are here, finally. And so the journey begins…
Such writing about their city should make you an immediate friend to their Chamber of Commerce if they have one . . . if not, to their Treavel Bureau which is well-funded.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear about the first impressions of your new town...please continue keeping us posted!
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