Gardenia

One of the ladies in the office brought me a gardenia blossom today from a bush at her house.  That single little flower that was already starting to brown around the edges filled my entire office with its lovely sent making the entire day better.  It was proof to me of how the beauty of nature can make every day richer.

If I had any gardening skills at all - I'd start planting gardenia bushes everywhere.

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Dubai

One of the few regrets I have from my 2 years in Brazil was that I didn’t take the time to get out of Rio and explore the rest of Brazil and South America. I promised myself when I would do better while I was in this part of the world. So far I’ve been keeping that promise, I’ve seen Muscat and Kathmandu and although I keep saying I’ll explore more of India, but so far, aside from the Taj Mahal, it seems every time I start planning a weekend away I find myself wanted a break from the chaos of India. This time is no different. I’m headed to Dubai for the weekend and plan to spend my time sleeping in, shopping and pampering myself.

I’ve packed my camera and will try and snap a few picks of what looks to be a beautiful hotel and the world’s largest mall and tallest building.

As I sit at work praying the next 90 minutes will fly by I’m listening to Mandy Moore’s new album and like her last album I quite like it. Here is the first song to relax you into your weekend:

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Back

Just one week left here in Delhi (on this trip at least) and a line from a Mandy Moore song keeps running through my head:

I'm looking forward to looking back at these days

Being here has been amazing, I've experiences so much and had a great time. But it has also been hard work at the end of the day I'm more tired than usual, and it's only gotten worse as its gotten hotter. I'm ready to go home, but I'm always going to treasure the memories I've made here.

Still, when I walk past women like this I feel very blessed.

The baskets at their feet will soon be on their heads as they carry the dirt and rocks all over the building sites. And, yet, even doing dirty work like this, they are dressed in beautiful, colorful sarees. (Thanks to Leo for the great photo.)

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