Perhaps this is the beginning

I love to write! I think I write well. What the hell I know I write well. When I was young I wanted to be a journalist but somewhere along the way I pushed that dream to the back burner and got a degree in Management instead. No regrets but the passionate writer in me longs for release.  So and now and then I write something to keep alive the scribe in me but not often enough. I always have excuses... too busy, no inspiration, no audience, the endless list surprises even me. As for encouragement there definitely hasn't been a lack of that. My biggest cheerleaders- my parents and my husband, my friends who read my yearly Christmas updates and sporadic musings, have all, always gently prodded me to write more. But while I happily sap up the praise and honestly make a resolution to write more, I come up with new excuses and the weeks fly by...

But here I am writing a blog....perhaps this is the beginning!

Our family is what many call a global nomadic family. Our four daughters are third culture kids, whose development years are being  marked by frequent geographic transitions and multiple cultural influences. They gallantly pack and unpack their treasures and bravely embrace new schools and friendships My husband Gerard's job with the UN has us moving on an average every four years. We have lived in UK, Italy, Ethiopia and now, twelve years after we left India we are back. For our kids who have never lived in India though this is just like any other move, they are learning, adjusting and adapting. Their Indian origin sure makes it easier. Holidays and vacations to India over the years has sensitised them to the culture and established bonds with family and friends who live here. However this move has also been more difficult in the sense that our family is adjusting to a whole new dynamic, that of dad (a highly hands on one at that) being away. You see Gerard has been posted to Afghanistan, a non family duty station. He comes home every six weeks for a fortnight and so for all practical purposes for the next two years I am a single parent, a long distance wife.

So watch this space for my musings on my life here in Bangalore. Maybe if I really get into this, I'll tell you some colourful stories of the past, post happy, challenging, funny and inspiring snapshots of our life. I am excited about this....welcome to my world:)