Wow Izy great photos! India is one of my favourite countries in the world. It was a culture shock for me too when I arrived to Delhi and I’ve heard Calcutta is Delhi multiplied by 10 so I can imagine how you felt!
So sorry to hear about your loss in the earthquake, thats awful.
Hopefully you will make it back to India again soon, the people are incredible like you said and the culture is really amazing. I think everyone needs to visit India at least once in their life to get a proper perspective on things and to understand what poverty, overpopulation, and most importantly what generosity is!
I didn’t really get a chance to see much of Calcutta because of the circumstances, but it was pretty intense.
I agree totally on the everyone visiting India – it’s such an incredible place. I really feel like it has something to offer everyone. I love how visiting, even for a short time, shifted my priorities in life.
Thanks for your lovely compliments. I’m missing my camera so badly, but at least I have a bunch of old photos to go through to tide me over!
It was really hard, but it was such a learning experience too. In some ways India was both the best and the worst place to have been when it all happened.
I’m not sure about insurance yet. It’s gonna take a while to even find out as I’ve got to get the police report from America which will take a few months. Kinda sucks ’cause I’m leaving NZ in the next few days and it would have been awesome to have it with me… but oh well! Fingers crossed.
Wow, you are an amazing photographer. India looks like a rough place for sure–it’s great you could find the positive there. I’m so sorry for your loss too–being away from the ones you love during a time of tragedy is so hard.
Thanks for your super sweet words – India was a rough gem. It was a learning experience being away from home, not something I would wish on anyone, but i really learned a lot. For that I’m grateful.
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Location independence is earning an income irrespective of where you are in the world.
I'm very lucky because by working online, I can live anywhere. While New Zealand (my home country) is gorgeous, it's expensive, the weather isn't that great and it's a little too small for me.
So I've left for good. To find something or somewhere else that captivates me enough to stay. I'm going to travel the world while making money online. I'll spend a lot of time in cheaper places to leverage the currency and save money, and I'll fill my heart with whatever it desires. It's going to be my greatest adventure.
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Wow Izy great photos! India is one of my favourite countries in the world. It was a culture shock for me too when I arrived to Delhi and I’ve heard Calcutta is Delhi multiplied by 10 so I can imagine how you felt!
So sorry to hear about your loss in the earthquake, thats awful.
Hopefully you will make it back to India again soon, the people are incredible like you said and the culture is really amazing. I think everyone needs to visit India at least once in their life to get a proper perspective on things and to understand what poverty, overpopulation, and most importantly what generosity is!
I didn’t really get a chance to see much of Calcutta because of the circumstances, but it was pretty intense.
I agree totally on the everyone visiting India – it’s such an incredible place. I really feel like it has something to offer everyone. I love how visiting, even for a short time, shifted my priorities in life.
These are great photos. You really have an eye for photography… much more so than me.
I didn’t know you’d lost someone in the quake. I’m so sorry to hear it. It must have been so hard to deal with that from the craziness of Calcutta.
Thanks for your lovely compliments. I’m missing my camera so badly, but at least I have a bunch of old photos to go through to tide me over!
It was really hard, but it was such a learning experience too. In some ways India was both the best and the worst place to have been when it all happened.
What’s the latest on the camera? Is your insurance going to cough up for a new one?
I’m not sure about insurance yet. It’s gonna take a while to even find out as I’ve got to get the police report from America which will take a few months. Kinda sucks ’cause I’m leaving NZ in the next few days and it would have been awesome to have it with me… but oh well! Fingers crossed.
Wow, you are an amazing photographer. India looks like a rough place for sure–it’s great you could find the positive there. I’m so sorry for your loss too–being away from the ones you love during a time of tragedy is so hard.
Thanks for your super sweet words – India was a rough gem. It was a learning experience being away from home, not something I would wish on anyone, but i really learned a lot. For that I’m grateful.
[…] A devastating earthquake had torn apart my home town and family, causing me to cut my time in India short. As much as I was glad to be back, to be able to support my family, I wasn’t myself. I […]
[…] trip progressed well and without any issue until I was in Calcutta, India and my worst nightmare became a reality: a family member of mine was killed in an earthquake that […]
[…] In Your Laptop – I am renowned for stealing free wifi, when I was in Calcutta I sat on the sidewalk stealing free Wifi. One things I’ve learned in my travels is that when […]
[…] but this little girl, along with her mother who is partially pictured, lives on the streets of Calcutta. I chose her as my subject for the white colour, because if you look closely at her white blouse, […]