yay for our 6th day here in delhi! it really seems like we've been here so much longer, but i guess its been exactly a week since we left the good ol' us of a.

liz and i are still trying to figure out this whole blog thing, or i guess just me being not so tech-saavy.

but anywho...so things i've been wanting to share with all of you are mostly about globalization. a pretty overused word these days. so what does it really mean? i'm not gonig to answer that one for you, but after taking a few classes on globalization and our global economy its been amazing to see the things i learned about first hand. we've seen call centers, met a guy who owns a label making factory and have become friends with a guy who owns an anmiation studio.

the guy who owns the label making factory employs 40 people and they make all sorts of labels for clothing from around the world that mostly goes to the US.

our friend dinesh, who owns the animation studio is part of the whole outsourcing trend we're experiencing in the U.S. his studio does animation and web design for the indian market and is also part of a globalization bureau where they bid for projects from the usa, uk, etc. for example, they are working on a project for a presidential campaign in the us for the 2008 elections!!

this may just be really nerdy on my part, but its fascinating actually seeing the studio that plays a part in the globalization cycle.

so liz and i finally booked our train tickets to west bengal after spending a few hours and failing to book them online. although things in india never seem to be set in stone or done in advance, everyone seems to purchase their train tickets way in advance!

we moved all our stuff to the flat we'll be sharing with karly and a friend from italy, sibilla. and we went to make a copy of the key (which looks like the old fashioned ones you see in movies) and we sat and watched teh key making guy saw and hammer a key. he was sweating profusely after making the keys which then practically burnt my hands from all the friction. not your typical locksmith!

apologies for the randomness...my time on the internet is almost up.

peace and love - kasey