Getting connected in Mumbai

I have meant to be posting more often, but my current dial-up-through-my-cell-phone connection doesn’t really allow me to upload pictures, and I do not like posts without pictures. I am trying to get a cable broadband connection in my flat, but it is proving to be a longer process than I had guessed. Step 1 involved paying someone $50 to string cable down the side of the building and in through the window. I then learned there is a Step 2, where some engineer will come and set up the service, which will cost me around $80 for 6 GB of data transfer over the next 6 months. We’ll see how many more days it takes!

In a few hours I am going to brave the Mumbai train system for the first time and visit an NGO in Navi Mumbai. If all goes well I will also get a tour of some of the work they are doing there in a slum. I’ll have more to tell later!