Hi All,
Wow... it's amazing how many adventures and experiences seem to happen to me over here - I feel it would take 3 weeks to tell all that I've seen & done in the mere 3 work days I've been in Incredible India (and considering how much I can say in a week, trust me -- I've got alot to tell!).
Anyhoo, for now I'm checking in to let y'all know I've made it safe & sound to another new city - Calcutta (it appears to me that the "new" name for this city really hasn't stuck yet). I'm especiallly happy to report that my first (and hopefully only) domestic connection experience, through my fave, the Delhi domestic airport, was a success on all counts - -namely my bags and I both made the connection with no delays. Of course, there was a great episode of mayhem regarding my "expedited" transfer from one terminal to the next which I can scarcely begin to describe coherently but it involved a comandeered taxi, 2 guys that didn't speak english, a guy that looked like he might be a pilot, and a wild ride down the wrong side of the road around the terminal... it worked, but I still can't really explain it -- I'm just grateful that I asked for some help!
So, just a little bit about the last 2 days before I go down to have Kingfisher in the bar and do some catch up stuff (expenses & business card data entry). In sum, my presentation yesterday at the CII offices in Chandigarh went quite well -- so well that I found myself covered as "news" in all of the local newspapers -- complete with a really horrifically embarrassing photo! I will attach the articles as soon as I get the scanned copies -- but just for fun here were the headlines:
1. "Seminar on Advantages of Virginia in CII" - Chandigarh Tribune
2. "Virginia can be ideal business destination" - The Tricity Times of Chandigarh
and, of course, my favorite
3. "Virginia best bet for business: Weir" -- Correspondent Chandigarh
And, to give you a feel for the coverage, one of the guys that attended sent me a nice follow up saying "I really appreciate the way you delivered the lecture on your lovely state Virginia and every body in the meeting was very impressed." and letting me know he'd posted a briefing about my seminar on HIS blog(s) -- and here are the links.
http://www.chandigarhcity.com/blog/2007/01/31/virginia-is-best-place-for-chandigarh-business-to-start-in-us/
http://blogs.indiabook.com/2007/01/31/virginia-is-best-place-for-indian-to-start-business-in-us-ms-kimberly-weir/
All in all it's pretty neat -- and hopefully my boss will read this and decide that despite how much fun I'm having over here, I'm also making some decent progress on the "awareness raising" side of my job.
The hotel here is wonderful (but still no molton brown!), I'm happy to get to unpack for a few nights. My day today was also quite amazing -- I got a complete tour of a true blue BPO firm and and Indian textile factory which was all really quite amazing (and my host from the Taj Mahal trip is the president). Plus last night I was officially the "Guest of Honor" at a dinner party at the lovely home of one of the most prominent families in Chandigarh -- I met all sorts of interesting people... and the city of Chandigarh is truly a FABULOUS place -- it's slogan is "City Beautiful" and it really is. Just to challenge everyone's ideas of what India looks like, I'm attaching the above photo of the Rose Garden in Chandigarh -- one of the many parks that the city is famous for, and I think I heard Neeru tell me there were several thousand different varieties of roses in this particular garden.
I am still so sad about Barbaro, but I'm thankful for the nice notes from everyone letting me know you're sharing my thoughts. That's all for now -- I miss you all, but I'm happy & healthy! K.
Wow... it's amazing how many adventures and experiences seem to happen to me over here - I feel it would take 3 weeks to tell all that I've seen & done in the mere 3 work days I've been in Incredible India (and considering how much I can say in a week, trust me -- I've got alot to tell!).
Anyhoo, for now I'm checking in to let y'all know I've made it safe & sound to another new city - Calcutta (it appears to me that the "new" name for this city really hasn't stuck yet). I'm especiallly happy to report that my first (and hopefully only) domestic connection experience, through my fave, the Delhi domestic airport, was a success on all counts - -namely my bags and I both made the connection with no delays. Of course, there was a great episode of mayhem regarding my "expedited" transfer from one terminal to the next which I can scarcely begin to describe coherently but it involved a comandeered taxi, 2 guys that didn't speak english, a guy that looked like he might be a pilot, and a wild ride down the wrong side of the road around the terminal... it worked, but I still can't really explain it -- I'm just grateful that I asked for some help!
So, just a little bit about the last 2 days before I go down to have Kingfisher in the bar and do some catch up stuff (expenses & business card data entry). In sum, my presentation yesterday at the CII offices in Chandigarh went quite well -- so well that I found myself covered as "news" in all of the local newspapers -- complete with a really horrifically embarrassing photo! I will attach the articles as soon as I get the scanned copies -- but just for fun here were the headlines:
1. "Seminar on Advantages of Virginia in CII" - Chandigarh Tribune
2. "Virginia can be ideal business destination" - The Tricity Times of Chandigarh
and, of course, my favorite
3. "Virginia best bet for business: Weir" -- Correspondent Chandigarh
And, to give you a feel for the coverage, one of the guys that attended sent me a nice follow up saying "I really appreciate the way you delivered the lecture on your lovely state Virginia and every body in the meeting was very impressed." and letting me know he'd posted a briefing about my seminar on HIS blog(s) -- and here are the links.
http://www.chandigarhcity.com/blog/2007/01/31/virginia-is-best-place-for-chandigarh-business-to-start-in-us/
http://blogs.indiabook.com/2007/01/31/virginia-is-best-place-for-indian-to-start-business-in-us-ms-kimberly-weir/
All in all it's pretty neat -- and hopefully my boss will read this and decide that despite how much fun I'm having over here, I'm also making some decent progress on the "awareness raising" side of my job.
The hotel here is wonderful (but still no molton brown!), I'm happy to get to unpack for a few nights. My day today was also quite amazing -- I got a complete tour of a true blue BPO firm and and Indian textile factory which was all really quite amazing (and my host from the Taj Mahal trip is the president). Plus last night I was officially the "Guest of Honor" at a dinner party at the lovely home of one of the most prominent families in Chandigarh -- I met all sorts of interesting people... and the city of Chandigarh is truly a FABULOUS place -- it's slogan is "City Beautiful" and it really is. Just to challenge everyone's ideas of what India looks like, I'm attaching the above photo of the Rose Garden in Chandigarh -- one of the many parks that the city is famous for, and I think I heard Neeru tell me there were several thousand different varieties of roses in this particular garden.
I am still so sad about Barbaro, but I'm thankful for the nice notes from everyone letting me know you're sharing my thoughts. That's all for now -- I miss you all, but I'm happy & healthy! K.
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