ARCD

America-Return Confused Desi, or ARCD for short is a term used to refer to Indian who returns to India for settling after living in United States for some time, in contrast to those who were born in India and always settled there.
For example:
1) An ARCD cannot bargain equivalent to real Indian. If he can get 10% off, feels happy for his success, even though he knows 30% off bargain is any average Indian skill.
2) Asks "What is your return policy?" buying a wireless router.
3) Wears a sunglass, a cap and a kerchief as nose mask traveling in auto to avoid any pollution. Also takes them off when curious pedestrians stare him.
4) Wonders how a loud Sai Baba song in city bus works? Truly secular he thinks.
5) Stands in line in front of any counter until 3 people cut short and get their work done.
6) Replies "Thanks" to autowala or anyone who helps him. But when he realizes that the other person do not understand it, cannot reply the gratitude in Telugu/Hindi.
7) Asks the cab driver, rather begs for his sanity sake, to drive between the lines and the cab driver pretends for few minutes before going back to drive on road line.
8) Requests a black coffee which creates a huge confusion at any place.
9) Complains so much about Ekta Kapoor serials, yet steels a glimpse of it to be truly Indian.
10) Writes this blog even when he is on vacation.

Boston Living and Leaving Boston

Boston Living

I can say Boston as one of the best place for eateries and roaming around. People complain about cold but surprisingly I have always have enjoyed it. I enjoyed meeting friends whom I knew since long time and making some new ones.

In my 18 months of Boston living I drove to Canon Mountains, Fox Woods, Mohegan Sun, Acadia National Park, Martha's Vineyard, Newport, RIU, Ithaca, New Jersey.

Top 5 things that I enjoyed most apart from having good time with friends
1) Playing free pool at THE WAVE SPORTS PUB
2) Visiting DeCordova
3) Roaming, shopping, eating on Moody St, Lexington Center and Harvard Square
4) Photography at Charles River, DeCordova, Blue Hills reservation and Prospect Hill
5) Food at Dominic's Italian Bakery , Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream, Josephs II Family Restaurant, In A Pickle Breakfast & Lunch,asiana fusion,Hotbreads

Leaving Boston

I know am leaving US, but leaving Boston has its own significance with every day being just absolute fun. VistaPrint was hard working yet partying place, very hard to find such 'passion and fun' work place. I enjoyed staying in Waltham with most of my friends living nearby, visiting and bugging them as often as possible was fun. I will be missing all the fun time that I use to have with them though.

Here are some of the pics of my Boston last week

Boston Last Week