HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

Munnar, Kerala December 24, 2005

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Just wanted to wish all of you a wonderful Chanukah/Christmas/Kwanzaa/Winter Break!!! It's a bit sad being so far away from my family and friends around this time. I mean what's Christms eve without my Shivani, Nehali, Darshini (my wonderful neices), Dhaval Bhai, Dipti Bhabhi, and of course mom and dad. And of course their's Christmas day which for the past 6 years or so has been spent with my adopted family, The Colottas.

And then there is the Voltron tradition of Secret Santa. Luckily even though i'm not around we're still upholding this custom and will get to exchange gift when i get back.

Having said all that, I know I'm pretty damn lucky, the Christmas I'm having in India is perfect. I'm in Munnar, a hill station in Kerala, where our cottage is about 5500 ft above sea level and from our balcony you can see nothing but miles and miles of rolling hills covered in tea, coffee, and cardammom plantations. The air is the cleanest i've breathed in a long time. This place is absolutely breadthtaking. Dave, Whinonah and I have decided to exchange christmas presents with a whopping 100 rupees as the limit (a little over $2), we've decorated the cottage and our hotel is holding a Chistmas gala dinner tonight on Christms eve.

Merry Christmas!