The World According to Mitch

I suppose the first day of the week - whether it is Monday or Sunday - is not too different wherever you go.  Having arrived in India late Saturday night to teach a class on Monday I had to come into the office on Sunday to prepare, as did a local vendor.  I did not ask him if he was happy...

I had been prepared for the abject poverty rampant throughout India because people had warned me about it, and because I have seen the scenes on television, in movies, in journals. It was impossible to miss the signs as soon as I left the airport. As I waited for my luggage at the airport it might have...