Wow! That was a pleasant surprise. Got down at DC and then immigration took all of 2 minutes. Customs was 0 minutes. Delta lady insisted that she will ensure I can catch the earlier flight. There was NO ONE at TSA Pre other than me – even the bored TSA ladies started small talk with me. Reached the terminal and Delta was yelling my name – walked into the earlier flight and they closed the door. And they were holding a first class set for me!! That reduces the thirty four hour trip to thirty two. However, only when I have had that first sip of Starbucks tall extra hot nonfat latte at Atlanta airport, will this trip be officially over for me 🙂

In the larger scheme of things, if The Lord intended us to fly, He would have certainly made it easier for us to make connections! 🙂 Made it to the flight to DC from Dubai. Of course, the prospect of sitting in a metal tube for 13 hours with little ability to step out and catch some fresh air makes me wonder if it was worth making the connection to begin with 🙂

Thirty four hours of journey back home commenceth now. Looking forward to creating some more magical moments with family and friends in USA this year like last week was…

Another run to remember! This time in Kolkata. After some sharp showers. And we managed to rope in Ananya Dubey for the run. So many times we met in Boston but never managed to run together. Ditto when we met in California too. But finally made it happen half a world away in Kolkata! I still remember the first time I met Simi – she was barely in kindergarten and I was in high school!!!
This last week, certainly every day has been memorable for me. Now I am ready to go back home.

It is not often that I run into dogs that climb up walls and walk on them. This one obliged me by posing for the picture! Why or how it climbed up the wall, I will never know….

The dog is intently trying to read what the sign says. In Bengali it warns “Beware of dogs” 🙂

“Persecuted”??? That is somewhat of an extreme threat. Don’t you think?