Guess who is back in VanCity. Yes, after having fallen off the face of the earth for the month of June, I decided to drop by and say hey. I was in Tuscany, Italy for a month in a little village with one computer for internet access. Even that computer was very moody and lethargic. So after going through some withdrawal for the first week, I actually quite enjoyed not having any connection to the outside world. The experience in Italy was fantastic.

From Italy, I took a flight to London. It was like going from heaven to hell. In the last month I had no idea what was happening in the outside world...no news, no contact...nothing. And then I land in London amidst all the terror alerts, trains shut down due to somebody committing suicide by jumping on the track, blah blah blah. I arrived in rainy London at 11 pm. Because of the above mentioned suicide attempt on the Heathrow express line, I had to take the tube to Central London. It was quite amazing to watch the people on the tube. After having spent so many months in India where strangers look at you, make eye contact, smile, hey...even talk to you, it was really funny to see how frozen these people were. Everyone had a book, ipod, sudoku, something to keep them busy and keep them avoiding other people on the train. Anyway, after half an hour on the train, I arrived at the hotel in Knightsbridge where I was supposed to hook up with my brother and sis-in-law. Spent the evening chatting and catching up with the familia. Next morning I ventured out to see what Londoners do on a Tuesday morning. Sat at a coffee shop and yet again the only interest I got was from men interested in my boobs and kids. Kids, I liked, and men staring at my boobs, not so much. Anyway, I would've enjoyed spending more time in London, but guess it'll have to wait until Sept.

Now, I am back in Vancouver for a couple of weeks. It's very strange...almost feels like I never left, even though I was gone for 9 months and one week...long enough to have that illegitimate baby I was pregnant with. Yeah, backpacking was just a ruse to get away and give birth to the illegitimate baby of mine :) Anyway, would love to hang out with those who remember me, those who are interested in seeing me, those who wanna see what changes transformed Ria into Ritika. So, my phone works and the number is 604-339-7474. Give me a shout!