A family in Colorado set me up with this family in El Cerritos, CA. I am fascinated by this chain of trust that has made it possible for me to complete this journey. Sri and Ram have made America their home for more than a decade now. Sri studied bio chemistry in India and becameContinue reading “30in30 : The Family That Teared Me Up”
Monthly Archives: August 2014
30in30 : Conclusion
Stories will be told. And Retold. More people will join and leave this journey. But for all practical purpose, as I pack my bags to go to India, I will call the journey concluded. In California! Here is how it ended! – http://abc7news.com/society/man-from-india-ends-30-in-30-challenge-in-bay-area/248383/ And thanks to all of you, we raised $3000 through kickContinue reading “30in30 : Conclusion”
30in30 : What Makes A Family Anyway?
I sometimes see myself conditioned about what to find when I enter a family home – a man , a woman, two men, two women, may be a child, may be a living a room, sometimes a pet, and definitely a kitchen.. and things to those effect. All those things give a feeling of ‘normal’ orContinue reading “30in30 : What Makes A Family Anyway?”
30in30: As I Approach California
Almost thirty days ago, I started from Central Park in New York City on a journey to meet 30 American families in 30 days before concluding my Fulbright education in America and return to India. Tomorrow, I reach the end. In San Francisco. I feel indebted to every family who became a part of thisContinue reading “30in30: As I Approach California”
30in30 : The Ballerina Who Walked Across the Country
The first home whose story I captured on my camera on this journey was that of Frankie Price Presslaff in Indiana. They knew this woman called Granny Mary in Portland. Back then I was in Bloomington and Portland was so far on my road to west that I could not imagine who is Granny Mary orContinue reading “30in30 : The Ballerina Who Walked Across the Country”
30in30 : On Heaven And Hell
My aunt Mary set me up with this family near Portland. Tom is a gardener. He likes to see life grow. Stephanie is in instructional education. When I asked Tom about his faith and religion. He said, “I have not seen any one coming back from grave and telling me how is it going there.Continue reading “30in30 : On Heaven And Hell”
30in30 : Surprise from Switzerland
In the Yellow Stone National Park, a family from Switzerland was chatting with me while seeing the Old Faithful erupt. When they learned about the trip, they asked about how I was funding the trip. On learning about Kickstarter, they were overwhelmed and said , “Please don’t mind but allow us to support this” andContinue reading “30in30 : Surprise from Switzerland”
30in30: “We make sure that all in our family share at least one meal every day.”
I wanted to make a small break in Spokane WA, the first stop in that state. A friend googled up that town and told me about Dr Sanjay Logani who is a pathologist in Spokane. Found his number and called up his office. The secretary told Dr Logani that a documentary film maker from IndiaContinue reading “30in30: “We make sure that all in our family share at least one meal every day.””
“We could not care less about New York”
This was a consequence of a plain door knock. As I was driving through the ranches on my way to Jackson Hole, WY, I wondered what these ranchers are like. Are they like the cowboys of the Brokeback Mountain. So I drove into one of them. I knocked the multiple doors of the house there. NoContinue reading ““We could not care less about New York””
Gupta Goes Greek 