दो कहानी बड़ी पुरानी (A to Z Blog Challenge – “C” – April 2019)

I’m bending the rules a little bit today with this one, using the word “Car” as a starting point and then, because I was telling this story in Hindi class this week, sharing the story in Hindi. It’s bending the … Continue reading दो कहानी बड़ी पुरानी (A to Z Blog Challenge – “C” – April 2019)

Engineering the Unexpected #2: Will I ever Learn?

It’s now 1989 – a couple of years after my first time trying (and succeeding – but not in a good way) to bring some unexpected excitement in to my life by lying to my parents and taking a spontaneous trip to the city. It’s 1989, though, and I haven’t really learned. I’ve made a couple more trips to Boston without much in the way of drama. I did, however make one ridiculous trip with only one friend, $15 and a Mobil credit card my parents gave me.  My parents never heard of those trips and apparently didn’t notice the … Continue reading Engineering the Unexpected #2: Will I ever Learn?