hey guys, I just got back from India, but I wanted to tell you that I have a new site that I just launched, orionfield.com! check it out. All future blog posts will be from there.
Ciao,
Orion
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
So Far So Good
Hello!
Let me start by saying that I posted a new entry on my food blog at orionfood.blogspot.com
Currently I am coming to you from Bangalore India, where I have a two week internship. Being here in India, even if only for one day so far, has been a rewarding experience. It is one thing to learn about globalization in books and in classes, but to see it first hand and experience it is a completely different thing. Bangalore itself is an interesting example. Bangalore is the center of the IT industry in India, thus there are lots of companies that come from all over the world to find talent here. Just walking around the streets here you see two different worlds, the iconic auto rickshaws that India is famous for, bustling past ultra modern corporate buildings right next to dusty dilapidated buildings. One of the first things that took me by surprise was that the population of Bangalore is larger than the population of New York City, but then I remembered that the United States only has a total population of about 300 million versus the 1.2 billion in India. In fact, the number of people in India that live below the UN's extreme poverty line, which is less than $1 a day, is equal to the entire population of the United States.
The people I have met so far in India have been so friendly, just yesterday I was walking through one of Bangalore's beautiful parks when a little boy came up to me and very loudly said "hello" and wanted to to shake his hand.
On a lighter note, I find myself with a lot of free time here in India, where I cannot go out and see things, I am thinking of taking up World Of Warcraft again. I have not played WoW for almost five months. anyone is Horde on Balnazar and sees Thorasgard, don't be afraid to say hi!
Ciao
Orion
Let me start by saying that I posted a new entry on my food blog at orionfood.blogspot.com
Currently I am coming to you from Bangalore India, where I have a two week internship. Being here in India, even if only for one day so far, has been a rewarding experience. It is one thing to learn about globalization in books and in classes, but to see it first hand and experience it is a completely different thing. Bangalore itself is an interesting example. Bangalore is the center of the IT industry in India, thus there are lots of companies that come from all over the world to find talent here. Just walking around the streets here you see two different worlds, the iconic auto rickshaws that India is famous for, bustling past ultra modern corporate buildings right next to dusty dilapidated buildings. One of the first things that took me by surprise was that the population of Bangalore is larger than the population of New York City, but then I remembered that the United States only has a total population of about 300 million versus the 1.2 billion in India. In fact, the number of people in India that live below the UN's extreme poverty line, which is less than $1 a day, is equal to the entire population of the United States.
The people I have met so far in India have been so friendly, just yesterday I was walking through one of Bangalore's beautiful parks when a little boy came up to me and very loudly said "hello" and wanted to to shake his hand.
On a lighter note, I find myself with a lot of free time here in India, where I cannot go out and see things, I am thinking of taking up World Of Warcraft again. I have not played WoW for almost five months. anyone is Horde on Balnazar and sees Thorasgard, don't be afraid to say hi!
Ciao
Orion
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