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13 years ago, this guy asked me if he could sit next to me on a college bus. Fast forward many years in a blur, many countries, many homes, 3 (rascal) guinea pigs, 12 years of dating him, 4 years of rebelling against a rigid caste system, a dramatic turn of the tide, a ridiculously fun wedding with our fav people and nearly a year of being married to him. It's been a wild ride with my main squeeze Tfw when you have Chole Bhature for breakfast in #Mauritius w/o even trying and find Preethi mixies (blenders) on sale at the mall 🤣 Aka the most South Indian thing evaaa. Nobody parties quite the Mexicans. I was in Mexico City for my birthday this year and @marisolinclan , my lovely Mexican friend whom I met on @Couchsurfing a few years ago, suggested we go watch a live band from Sinaloa, a state in northwestern #Mexico. I expected the band would start, people would sit and enjoy the music. An hour or so later, I'd tuck in early, and wake up to hike the next morning. I HAD no idea what the night had in store for me haha. The concert hall was a moderately sized with no dance floor. Fives minutes into the first song, everybody was guzzling mezcal [including us], singly along loudly to the band and half the people were on the dance floor. 10 minutes later, everyone was happy drunk and dancing like nobody's business. It escalated quickly. I suppose I should have seen this coming. Not only is every hallmark moment in Mexican society centered around dances -- weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, so are the informal ones. Casual dinners, evening gatherings, and even the random "oh, we are here the plaza, why not dance" moments.  Naturally, one at night, with live music playing would be right up their alley. Next thing I know, random people were pouring drinks down my throat because it was my birthday and later, I was up on stage, doing tricks with the band. Around 4am, I was way done and hiding in the restrooms. Marisol was probably just getting started haha}. All in all, Mexicans, (Marisol especially) know how to throw a party and make a girl feel some type of way. My digestive system is still recovering 3 months later but it's 100% true that I'll never have a birthday like this anywhere. Also, special love to @deepesh_nair @shrivatsh & @smruthi for auto-signing in to this madness 🤣🇲🇽
Looming mountain ranges, dense rainforests, sandy white beaches, shimmering turquoise waters, and lovely (multi-ethnic) island people. This is #Mauritius #africa First time in #Africa. First time in Mauritius. First time I walked into a country to a country VISA FREE. What a luxury haha. As an Indian, I have lost half my hair grappling with visa woes for different countries over the last decade. 🤣 Felt like a baller walking into #Mauritius w/o visa problems. Speaking of visa-free travel, did you know Mauritians can travel to 134 countries without a visa? Whoa! What's your worst #visa story? ~ teeny tiny life update mates 🦘 ~ life handed me a new unknown kind of i.e a new role i don't know much about after hours & hours of breaking my head (& wondering if should resist change), I took it up. I know this is NBD in the grand scheme of things. People move continents, jobs, marriages, lives, etc but I'm celebrating this small win of a moving to a new team, pushing my comfort zone and learning many new technologies rapido (hello devOps) bonus : I have a female boss yay, a possible work trip to Australia in the horizon, and a new and improved Aussie accent 2.0 to "delight" friends and family with // top by women-owned women-run @nooworks 🤗
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