Greetings from Delhi Sector 8, home of the tasty somosa. For the curious mind out there, a somosa is a lot like a Bennigan’s “monte cristo” but probably taste even better (yeah, I said it). You take a triangle shaped piece of bread, stick who knows what in it, (I probably don’t want to know anyway) and fry it in a pan. And similar to the raspberry dipping sauce, this is served with a sweet and spicy sauce. The food in general definitely adds a few positive elements to the trip. The food is mostly spicy, usually pretty good, but always a good idea to try.

 So enough about the food. But if you want to know more, just ask me upon return. I can tell you about experiences with a question almost every Indian knows, “on fire”?

 As for the living situation, we are staying in a three story building, with an extra “roof top” floor. Our building is one of the taller structures around, so it’s really nice to go up there and look out onto the surrounding area. (It kind of reminds me of Aladdin).   To the right of the house, not more than a mile or so away, is the Delhi Airport, which also makes the roof top a fun place to watch take offs and landings in the evenings.

The house is very open to the outside; all the hallways and walkways are visible to the surrounding area. The rooms are all private, but since it’s so warm here we keep all the doors and windows open. It was interesting the first couple nights, walking up the stairs to go to bed and having the neighbors from the street tell you “bye”. As for the rooms, everyone gets some roommates with a couple bunk beds in each room. I was one of the lucky ones to get a “bed bug” infested mattress, hence the blog title! After a few days of being eaten alive (even with several coats of bug spray) I decided it was time to fight back. I wanted to be a friendly but resourceful opponent, so with some trash bags and lime green duct tape I fortified my mattress. After these improvements, I am proud to announce that I am back on top in this on-going battle. I’ll keep you updated on the front lines…

Thanks for reading guys!