I'm Hydera-bad

I have officially moved to Hyderabad, India, and am almost settled in at GreenMango. This picture is the view from the balcony of my first hotel room. I’ve spent a couple of (really hot) days in the field getting locals to give their information to be put on our website. I also took a little time out to sightsee at Charminar and buy bangles. Hyderabad is interesting. It is considered a 1st tier city by most (on the same level with Mumbai and Delhi and Bangalore), but its growth is fairly recent and its official population at a mere 8 million. Supposedly it has overtaken Bangalore as the tech hub. Luckily for me, my suspicions that it is also the Indian social enterprise hub appear to be correct (e.g. SKS Microfinance is across the street from my guest house). I now have to find a decent furnished short term apartment, a formidable challenge in a city where most expats can afford luxury at a level I cannot, but most Indians live more modestly than I would prefer.