It’s not what you’re thinking, our hands are full with Haripriya. 🙂
This blog is meant for Thinking Big but small things and little pleasures are also important for leading a balanced life.
Finally, I settled on Jeep:
Apart from the weather, Pune has several other advantages that makes it an ideal place to live. Some of these are:
Education: India’s first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru termed Pune as “Oxford of the East”. I know many friends and family who did their college in Pune. It has become an education hub now, not only it attracts students from other parts of India but from other countries as well.
Usually people decide to move back to the same city that they were brought up in. Of course, the parents/family and familiarity; are the key reasons for choosing the same place.
Since Brinda is from Mumbai and myself from Delhi, friends find it odd that we chose Pune.
So why Pune, India?
We visited Govardhan Eco Village last Diwali, it is just 1-2 hours drive from Mumbai. What a respite it was from the hustle and bustle of traffic choked Mumbai!!
Our shipment (furniture and household items from the US) arrived about a month back at Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai. The shipping company advised us to be present at the time of Clearing (though not mandatory). So we planned in such a way that we would be in Mumbai at the time of shipment arrival.
It was a door to door move; from Atlanta, US to Pune, India. We had about half a container full of household items and furniture. It took us over a year to scale down from a 3000 sq ft house to a moderate 2-3 bedroom apt. Why did we do it? It is a topic for some other day. 🙂
The customs department (like many Govt bodies) in India has a reputation for not letting anybody go without a bribe. We spoke to some friends and relatives that had connections. All advised and agreed that it would be better to bribe for a hassle free experience. Brinda and I were not very keen on the same. So we decided that we would personally visit the port and meet the customs dept. This also gave us an opportunity to inspect and make sure we received all of our items.
