Shan in Japan

London, Paris and New York.  All the space of two weeks.  The last leg of my Air India ticket from Paris to NY was a flight from hell.  Air India maintained a good record for all 4 flights I took with them for having some sort of delay or technical 'snag' as they like to describe it.  Anyway, enough of that.  I arrived in one piece at Newark airport where my mum picked me up and proceeded to get us lost on the maze of highways (she does this everytime I visit) for a 'long-cut', if there is such a term, home.  It was good to see Nikki-lee made it back to.  She was on an earlier flight from Paris in the morning, so we had breakie on one side of the Atlantic and dinner on the other side. 

This is the first time in at least 2 years the whole fam is back under the same roof.  Though my other sister, Elle, now lives in NYC and is going to Art College.  I spent the last weekend with her hanging out with her 18year old friends in the city and Brooklyn.  All the cool art students checking out this and that of art/photo galleries.  Quite appealing is the thought of having a crack at living in the big apple. (why do they call it that...?)    Speaking of apples,  I got myself a new toy - mac computer.  Great machine and very happy with it.  Now I should be able to spruce up and update my blog more often.

Not long here though.  I will be heading to New Zealand next Wednesday to visit my Grandmother.  Just 7 days there, then I'll be back in New York.  Much time now for serious thinking about work, 'getting back to normal' etc.  I can the see the end of the road on this adventure looming up soon.  But there will be more to come I am sure.