Our arrival in Ahmedabad, the capital of
the Indian state of Gujarat. The family meets us
at the airport and takes us back to Kushal's family home.

"Uncle" meets Jamie,
Toshal's husband,
for the first time.

"Welcome to India!"


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More hugs as Kushal
shows his enjoyment
upon his return to India.
It was a lucky day for
me when a friend of
Kushal did I become.

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Ok, the pictures are
getting old. It is time
for my hug! My 2nd
trip to India now
ensures my legitimacy
as a lover of India, and
not just someone that
says that to be polite ;)

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The road back to Kushal's
home that he grew
up in. Auto rickshaws
and scooters abound.

Ahmedabad is such
a whacky and unique
place on earth.


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From the backseat,
we can see oncoming
trucks, people walking,
and, of course, cows
everywhere.

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We are now at Kushal's
home, and the cows
just continue to
wander on by.

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We enter ...

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Toshal, Kusha's grandmother,
his mother and Vrunda,
are all smiles. Of course,
everyone is taking pictures,
so eyeballs dart
in all directions!

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We just can never get
enough of the cows
wandering in the
streets of Ahmedabad.

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Vrunda supervises the
unloading of the truck
once we finally get
to Kushal's aunts
home, where we would
spend a number of
nights.

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