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Marriage concerns and exceptionally old babies
Before I came to India, I had read that a lot of people would ask me whether I was married…just for the informational value. Unsurprisingly then, I have got this question countless times from the locals by now. One guy … Continue reading
Desert adventures
My favorite bedtime story when I was a kid was about Sinbad the sailor. I knew it by heart but still I would ask my father to read it for me several times in a row. This was even before … Continue reading
Giant sheep, James Bond and the president
James Bond: Octopussy was shot in Udaipur and people are proud of that around here. Why shouldn‘t they be? In fact, they are so proud of it that this movie is shown every night year round at some of the … Continue reading
Adapting to hygiene standards and conducting an oral exam
As an Icelander in India, you will need to take your usual standards of hygiene and stick them where the sun doesn’t shine! …at least you will need to adapt to different standards of hygiene: Hot water will commonly not … Continue reading
Street dogs and special offers
„Hi I am Sunidhi Chauhan and I invite you to enjoy my music. Just dial 51234600 toll free“ I received this text message to my phone every day last week. I have to say I am honored that Sunidhi offers … Continue reading
Don’t wash your plate!
Recently I lived in Denmark for one year as a student. I rented a studio apartment there, one of the lamest apartments that I have ever seen. It was painted in dark-grey, except for the anteroom that was pink. There … Continue reading
Creating attention
“Where are you going, sir?…Sir! Where are you going?!“ “I normally don‘t discuss where I am going with strangers on the street“ [Surprised] ”Oh…but I know a very nice place over there!“ [points towards one of the tourist places close … Continue reading
Introduction
My name is Gudmundur. I am from Iceland and currently I am doing an internship in India, that counts as one semester of my postgraduate studies in International Relations* at Aalborg University in Denmark. I applied for an internship here … Continue reading
