A number of new friends have joined us in Bangalore recently, both from work and of the "small world" kind. This, coupled with the upcoming Independence day, seemed good reason to have a BBQ and some apple pie. This being India, we got together with our best friends here and called the party planner to make arrangements. Because in addition to burgers (beef and veggie), salad, and apple pie, to have a gathering here you need balloons clustered in red, white and blue, and also in green, white and saffron, hand-painted replicas of both flags, a tent and of course - a face painter!
At the end of a very long week, it was just what we needed - a strong reminder of the wonderful friends we've met here from all over the world: Indian, American, French, Columbian, Irish, Korean, German, Canadian and so on. Ours is a vibrant and dynamic community filled with warm and supportive people. No one ever said living 9,000 miles from home would be easy, but it's times like this, surrounded by love and friendship, that I'm proud to call Bangalore home.
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