http://amitklein.com Figurin' it out... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:13:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/ http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:34:31 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=1175 It’s been almost two years since I decided to pack up and move to India. Living here has been amazing and life-changing.  I’ve experienced tremendous growth both personally (by meeting a ton of awesome people and traveling around the region) … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/feed/ 59 http://amitklein.com/2009/06/04/finding-a-job-20/ http://amitklein.com/2009/06/04/finding-a-job-20/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:53:56 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=577 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/06/04/finding-a-job-20/feed/ 9 http://amitklein.com/2009/05/09/recent-travels-goa-kerala-raipur/ http://amitklein.com/2009/05/09/recent-travels-goa-kerala-raipur/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 13:32:09 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=554 It’s been a busy month, I had a few friends come in from US and we took a much needed week off to go to Goa and Kerala. It was my third time to Goa since I’ve been here and … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/05/09/recent-travels-goa-kerala-raipur/feed/ 2 http://amitklein.com/2008/11/29/the-events-of-the-last-few-days/ http://amitklein.com/2008/11/29/the-events-of-the-last-few-days/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:34:44 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=348 I stay in the Northern Suburbs of Mumbai, about an hour from downtown where the terrorist attacks of the last few days occurred and left over 150 people dead and many more injured.  The last few days I’ve stayed holed … Continue reading →

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]]> http://amitklein.com/2008/11/25/every-tom-dick-and-harry/feed/ 4 http://amitklein.com/2008/11/19/breaking-all-the-rules/ http://amitklein.com/2008/11/19/breaking-all-the-rules/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:22:07 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=319 Since I’ve been here I’ve had to break two fundamental rules that were drilled into my head from early childhood: 1.  Don’t eat with your hands (unless you are at Medieval Times in which case you are required to mercilessly … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2008/11/19/breaking-all-the-rules/feed/ 2 http://amitklein.com/2008/11/12/officially-indian/ http://amitklein.com/2008/11/12/officially-indian/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:09:23 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=320 Today I went to the Foreign Registration Office and got my Indian Residency papers. I’m official. I had to take a train there, in my “first class” car: it was crowded. At the station: It was also crowded (click on … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2008/11/12/officially-indian/feed/ 0 http://amitklein.com/2008/11/02/first-impressions/ http://amitklein.com/2008/11/02/first-impressions/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:31:13 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=285 I left New York 2 weeks ago, and after a wild ride through Israel and Vietnam I’m now back in India for good.  I’m very happy to be here, and although Mumbai isn’t the easiest place to live, I’m slowly … Continue reading →

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