Back in LA

Sadly, I am back from LA. India was rough but the US is quite a contrast. After a 23 hour flight from India, care of the Volcano in Western Europe , I have arrived homeless and jobless (temporarily mind you). The first day back was a little rough as I had to replace the battery in my car for $750 (2x the GDP per capita in Uganda), then I sat in traffic for 2hrs going from Beverly Hills to Santa Monica because the lights were out on Wilshire Blvd all through Westwood.  I had a 50% impulse to go back to LAX and hop on the next flight to Thailand.

We may be the first world but nothing works on this particular day. I am clearly in culture shock, the next night at dinner I sat one table away from Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon. I still can’t get over the price of everything, it seems like we live in a totally different economy. Well, I am back and booked with meetings and lunches to get the job search going and reconnect with friends and my life. I will shoot for some adventures stateside before I head back abroad or start working.