Back Home in the US

We came back to the US just in time for the holidays and couldn't be happier. We feel grateful to be near our family and friends again. We are so excited to be back. We spent Christmas in Milwaukee with Kristen's family which was a festive homecoming filled with the Frank family's Christmas traditions. We are going to be in Florida for New Years with Kristen's family.

We are still in transit as most of our possessions are in storage and spread out through Milwaukee, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. The start of the New Year will be hectic as we plan to move to SF and find employment. I am currently car shopping and intend to be in SF in mid January.

We feel grateful for our time in India and benefited immensely from the experience. We worked for three months in Delhi and then spent the last three weeks of our journey traveling through India and briefly through Pakistan. More specifically our travels took us through Agra and the Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, Kerala, Amritsar and Lahore, Pakistan.

The Taj Mahal is magnificent and is a must see. Visiting Rajasthan and the desert cities was like going back in time a thousand years. Then we ventured out to discover the West Indies in Kerala via the backwaters along with the tea and spice plantations. Our trip to the Golden Temple in Amritsar eventually led us to Lahore. Crossing into Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border gave us an opportunity to see the border closing ceremony which provides a healthy dose of border bravado to the thousands of cheering Indians and Pakistanis who show up daily. The visit to Lahore was a stark contrast to the chaotic atmosphere that is depicted in the media. In Lahore we comfortably walked around the markets and the tourist sites and experienced a city that is peaceful and operating smoothly. Below is a link to some our pictures over the past four months.

India 2007

We have been back in the US for about a week and have mostly adjusted to the 12.5 hour time difference. We look forward to seeing our friends in the New Year and getting settled in SF. This will be a memorable year for us as we start our new lives in SF and get married on November 8th.