(Another early Bombay letter by my wife.)
April 5, 1998
Dear Family and Friends,
We’re in our new apartment now, fairly settled. Our two household shipments plus our consumable shipment arrived the day we moved in, so we had LOTS of unpacking to do. The most fun to unpack was the food: sure is nice to see, smell and taste something from home. Aaron was happiest being able to unpack and set up his computer stuff, which includes a new scanner. It’s pretty amazing what he can do. Now all we need is our Internet connection and he’ll be all set. That will probably be another week or so in coming.
We have a new maid already (with lots of others who wanted to be hired as well since the word got out quickly that we were looking for someone). So far we’re quite pleased. Her English is pretty good, though she can’t read it. She’s also eager to work and doesn’t mind doing floors and bathrooms. At this point, I still find it uncomfortable to tell someone what to do. Sometimes it’s easier to do it myself. But Patsy likes to say, “Just show me, madam, and I can do it.” I gave her a new sponge mop I brought to do the floors with. She asked me how to use it, then asked if she could just do it her way…by hand. So we’re having to get used to each other, which I find stressful at times. Continue reading
