At long last I have some pictures to share! I am going to start with pictures of my apartment. Later I'll post some pictures of my day yesterday when I went to a friend's house and saw what life is like for a typical Indian family.




Here is my bedroom. You can see my bathroom off to the side. The air conditioner doesn't give much choice between ice cold and off. I end up opting for ice cold and sleeping under lots of covers.







This is the dining room, pretty much the view when you walk in the front door. My bedroom is through the door straight ahead and you can see a bit of the kitchen under the stairs. Upstairs is a sitting area and another bedroom.









This is the kitchen. I've got a microwave, and you can see my big jar of peanut butter I brought from home. I don't really cook here, but I like having snacks around.











Here is the living room. You can see the TV which is always a good thing to have, and the couch where I am usually sitting with my laptop. There is a balcony behind the curtains, but I usually keep the doors closed to keep the noise and bugs out.








This is a view from the balcony off the living room. These men were taking a bunch of branches to a building project across the street. I'm not sure exactly what they did with them, but it looked neat to have so much piled on to one bike. You can also see someone coming by on one of the motorcycles that are everywhere here.









This is the house across the street from me. I was told that the owner is a well known architect in this city. the whole top floor is an open area, it really is a beautiful house. This is known as one of the most posh areas in Bangalore, I am even lucky enough to have a famous ex-cricket player living next door!