Any Chicagoites Interested in Some Press?
I know we have some ladies (and perhaps gentlemen) here who call the Windy City home. Well, if any of you are interested, I’ve recently been contacted by a Chicago Tribune’s Red Eye reporter, Alexia, about an article she’s preparing to write on “meeting the parents.” Alexia would like to include an intercultural couple in [...]
Wait… I Thought This Was MY House!
Aditya and I have both been pulling long hours at work during the past couple of weeks. Frankly, it’s rare that we both get home before the night sets in. While we both have careers that have require long hours (my company’s motto: “the hours here are flexible; you can come in as early as you want, and leave [...]
The In-Laws Have Landed!
Among the suitcases (!) full of gifts, they brought me two large packages of Coffy Bite.
This is our bedside table, as of three minutes ago.
… I daren’t show you the carnage in the trash bin by the computer desk.
(Don’t worry - I will be posting LOTS more later - and regularly. However, I spent 13 [...]
Change Happens: Updates From Our Cross-Cultural Household
Gori Girl (the blog) isn’t meant to be just a personal site - while I talk about my life and marriage a fair amount here, the point isn’t to just blab to the interweb about my life (not that I don’t enjoy blogs that do) , but instead to add something of value to yours. [...]
More Calm, Less Storm
Here’s a short, positive guest post from contributor NeoKalypso of Doings & Undoings on family, loss, and understanding.
As most of the regular readers know, I’m relatively new to my intercultural relationship with my South Indian guy, R. Though we’ve known each other for longer, in August we will be celebrating an official year [...]
Meeting the Desi Parents
Few things fill me with as much dread as meeting my partner’s parents.
First off, I’m socially awkward by nature - at least when meeting new people. I never know how to make small talk, or when good eye contact crosses the line into weird staring, or if my posture and facial expressions are saying [...]
