No walking, no bicycling- where am I?

The first week here was definitely a change of pace. Especially after walking so much in Australia, my body was confused over the lack of walking here. There isn't much area condusive to walking as traffic is chaotic and places spreadout. To the right is one street that has a bunch of shops, everything from auto repair to framing to matress foam. You can see the number of cars, but can't hear the honking.

Luckily my housemate Durand is a regular gym-goer, so I got a membership my first day. Rather expensive comparitively, but will keep me sane as I can pound the pavement, bike through the Mission, or go to dance class at ODC or SF Dance Center.

It took some getting used to having more structured days: get up, drive to work, work, drive to gym, gym, drive home, turn on hot water heater for shower, eat dinner, shower, read/movie/work, sleep... repeat.

vs. get up, walk/run to shuttle, work, shuttle home, walk to restaurant/bar/cafe to hang out with friends, sleep. This was peppered with gym and dance classes, occasional movies, whatever popped up.

There isn't much of a center to Gurgaon- that I can find yet at least. There are however many malls. Wikipedia notes 8. My dad found this quite funny as I'm not one to shop all that much.

The apartment is very comfortable and gigantic. It's bigger than anywhere I've lived since going away to college, so should you want to come experience Gurgaon in all it's glory, there's lots of room.

To the right is a view from the balcony off the kitchen. You can see the construction that is going on all over.

Now it's been 4 weeks, 2 of which were spent in Hyderabad for training. Although I feel a bit secluded I am enjoying being here.

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