day two in mumbai.  we got in early afternoon yesterday.  i cannot begin to tell you how incredible it is to be here.  and i mean incredible as in…i can’t believe that i am here.  very very surreal. 

savio, our label rep, came to meet us at the airport.  he reminds me of my cousin and so has a soft spot in my heart.  patiently he took us to get a SIM card for our cell phone.  the man behind the counter told us 2 minutes…of course it took 45.  that is india.  we are on a different time system here. 

we got to our hotel next.  it’s a 5 star.  our room has an ocean view.  i am looking at the bombay marina as i type this.  i keep asking myself…what did i do to have my dreams come true?  not just the ocean view room.  everything.  having my place in the world marked by my music.  that’s a gift i only imagined. 

after chillin in our room for a few hours and having lunch, savio had us meet him back at the label offices.  he wanted to show us the packaging and what they were planning.  have us meet more of the label folks.  i was overwhelmed at how much attention to everything they have put in. 

tasha and i got to hear about the week ahead.  gig tonight at a member’s only club in mumbai called privvy.  press through the day.  sunday is the glam awards.  i have a 7 minute set smack in the middle of the show.  next wednesday and thursday will be filled with in store appearances and more press.  they have a 10 foot poster they’re hanging in the stores of me!  what?!?  i’m officially and technically larger than life.  i’m giant sized!!!  {btw…all the kids in school who used to call me amazon woman cuz i was so tall can feel like it’s even more true.  they can also eat their hearts out.  sorry…momentary egoic rush.  ; )}

the bombay times is coming to the hotel to interview me in a bit.  while i wait in the room, my family calls in to say hello.  glad to hear their voices. 

my grandmother chatted with me on the phone and scolded me for not making it to the village to visit my dad’s mom.  i’m all the way in india and won’t be able to take the 2 day journey to my daadi.  i understand the frustration - i find it a bit absurd too.  but the nature of travel in india doesn’t make the journey to pallipati an option this time.  from bombay with this schedule, palipatti might as well be fiji.  but when you’re scolded by your naani, you get jolted back to a simple reality.  the things that actually mean something in the end.  human interaction.  family.  love. 

it helped me get focused again.  these are the things that are larger than life. 

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