Sources #1 - The Supermarket

I will be posting regularly on where to find things in Bangalore.  I think the biggest issue with settling in an Indian city is where to find some of the creature comforts of home.  In a place where the Produce is vast, but the Local vegetable selection can be somewhat of a quandry for those who are not used to the Indian menu.  Children are the hardest to please of course and take the longest to become adjusted to Indian cuisine, if they do at all.

My children if they had a choice would eat Pancakes or French toast every morning until the end of time I think.  However Pancakes just aren't Pancakes without Maple syrup, and French toast just isn't French Toast without Molasses.

 It was a good 6 months before I found either.  However the only source that I have found is a great place called most simply 'The Supermarket' in the 5th Ave Mall on Brigade road just south of MG Road.

You can find all sorts of creature comforts from all over the world in this shop.  You will generally pay import prices, but some things are just worth it.

Until Next Time
Sherri 

Am I an old hand at this yet?

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Our family has been in Bangalore for the better part of a year now! Does this make me an old hand at being an Expat in Bangalore?  I'm not sure yet. One is always finding new  conundrums that need to be 'figured out' especially in the first year as an Expat.

Unlike other Expat families we have not been placed here by a company as employees.  So we have no contract to stay as most do.  The length of our stay is completely up to us.  In a way this is good, but as we get entrenched in life in India will it be harder and harder to 'pull out'.  I guess we shall see.

One thing that we all notice about India is that clock runs as a snails pace... or maybe it isn't the clock that is slow, just the pace of life.  So when I sit here and exclaim 'where has this year gone?' I think it has moved so slow that we haven't recognized its passing....

Friends who moved her right about the time that we did went 3 months before they could get internet hooked up in their home!  That's right, in the IT capital of India.  Yet when we call to increase our internet access speed, we have a technician at our door in less than an hour.  When would that ever happen in fast paced New York or LA? With everywhere we live we take the good with the bad, life would be much less interesting if there weren't issues to resolve.

India is steeped in ritual.  Arriving in India was a fantastic experience.  India is where you are met at the airport by a group of people (relatives, new coworkers, housestaff, etc) who present you with garlands and place a bindi on your forehead.  There is another ritual for entering your new home.

I have been given an interesting perspective on life in India.  I am married to a NRI (Non Resident Indian) who was born in North America.  We are a blended family exploring life here.

We have a whole lot of exploring to do!

Until Next time
Sherri