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Overseas Women’s Club of Bangalore- Connecting With Expats

March 17, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 10 Comments

Life revolves around making connections with people. This task is onerous when one is thrust into a new environment. Additional layers of frustrations occur when the new location is in a foreign place. When I relocated to India, my senses were overwhelmed by everything. Even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to culture shock, Americans in India, Bangalore expats, connecting with expats, culture shock in India, Expat in India, expats connecting with others, expats coping with culture shock, expats living abroad, Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore Hotel, living as an expat in India, Overseas Women's Club of Bangalore

Purim in Bangalore, India

March 10, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

Four years ago, I was adjusting to my new life as an expat in Bangalore, India. Culture shock had knocked me off balance. Almost every aspect of my daily life was an unexpected challenge. Unpredictable drivers made me question whether it was safe to cross a street or ride in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Expat Living, Jewish Culture, Lifestyle Tagged With: adjusting to life abroad, celebrating Jewish holidays, celebrating Purim as an expat, Chabad in India, Chabad- Bangalore, expat, expat experiences, expat in Bangalore, Expat in India, expats living abroad, May This be the Best Year of Your Life, memoir and stepping outside comfort zone, moving abroad, Sandra Bornstein, stepping outside comfort zone, stepping outside one's comfort zone

Parent-Child Relationship: Letting Go

February 27, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Life has a funny way of throwing curve balls. Sometimes I am ready to face an obstacle head on. Other times, the unexpected event knocks me over. My greatest tools for overcoming defeat are determination and resiliency. After years of childhood frustrations, I learned that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle Tagged With: college romances, conflicts during wedding preparations, Congregation Ezra Israel, determination, finding a b'shert, letting go, letting go of adult children, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo February 2014, NaBloPoMo Perspectives, parent-child relationships, Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff, resiliency

Emotional Roller Coaster- Parent-Child Relationship Part 1

February 25, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

It has been decades since I took a roller coaster ride. Nevertheless, I can still remember standing in awe in front of the towering structure while I anticipated my turn. Waiting in line only intensified these feelings. After being seated, I would have second thoughts. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle Tagged With: coping with irrational parents, emotional roller coaster, growing up in the 1960s, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo February 2014, NaBloPoMo Perspectives, parent-child relationships

Natural Writing Inspiration

February 21, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 2 Comments

My writing is inspired by the natural beauty of the world. While I look forward to visiting tropical climates, I am most at home in the Colorado Rockies. I occasionally need a small dose of sand and surf. The rhythmic sounds of waves approaching the seashore can instill a feeling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attitude Tagged With: Hawaii, Keystone Colorado, looking west, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo February 2014, NaBloPoMo Perspectives, nature inspired writing, overcoming writer's challenges, overcoming writers block, Summit County Colorado, writing in a natural environment, writing in the mountains, writing process

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