End of week 5!

Week 5 has come to a close and time is flying by.  It feels like I just landed in Kolkata; however in 7 days I'll be heading back to the USA.  I still am doing quite a bit of marketing work and finally feel like I "fit in" with the company.  My boss has been very gracious and along with some other friends, I have seen a good portion of the city.  The city and the surrounding area of Kolkata has a population of almost 15 million people and even though Kolkata isn't the biggest city in the world it is number 3 for people per square kilometer. 

This is my last week of work and even though I didn't hit the Sunderbans, I plan on seeing more of the city along with some restaurants that my boss will take me to.  One thing I won't miss is the humidity.  Every night it dips to maybe 78-80 degrees and with no A/C the cool nights of Autumn in EC will be accepted with open arms when I return.  One more blog til I come back home. 

Cheers.

Week 3 and 4 Finished!

Week 3 is done and I'm a little late posting this; however, I have had some busy days at work!  I am finally getting used to the humidity though I swore to myself I would never live in a humid climate when I graduate.  At Citytech Software, I continue to send email along with phone calls to the U.S. and I am gaining real-world marketing experience.  It's crazy to think that my internship is almost 1/2 over but you know what they say: time flies when you're having fun.
I have moved to another house in the south of the city and everyday I take the metro to work.  The metro has a few air-conditioned trains; however, the majority of them do not and are hot.  When I say hot, I mean workout, run a mile on an 90 degree day hot.  At night on the way back to my house the trains are packed, elbow-to-elbow and it's always good fun.  There is a saying in India that if you can live here, you can live anywhere else in the world.  I'm not 100% that is true but I'm learning to live with a different culture, environment and cuisine.  (aka I haven't had beef in weeks, haha) 
Here are few photos to give you a small taste of Kolkata.  More to come.

Cheers.