In the couple weeks that have passed since my last entry, life has attained a sort of excited normalcy as I go about the regular routine. I work, I come home, eat, sleep, etc. Underlying this tedium is a feeling of heavy anticipation and anxiety, knowing in a few months time I may be on the other side of the world.

Inquiring into my visa requirements showed that while I don't necessarily need to get shots before going (I likely will regardless), I do need a job to get an Employment Visa for the duration of my stay there (somewhere around 2-5 years, I think). So my focus now is on finding a company to sponsor my trip. This fact has its positives and negatives.

As a university graduate in Canada, my English degree which is bordering on paper airplane material here can take me far in India. Though many there speak English already, the native fluency that comes with it being a persons primary language is difficult to attain without specific instruction. This fact can give me an edge in the ever growing use of English outside of North America/Britain. This is the idea anyway. I've had the opportunity to speak to people who have experience working in India, long story short, they say my chances are pretty good. Having to find a job before I get there will be trying though. I've always thought I'm at my best when face to face with a potential employer, walk the streets to get a feel for the area, walk in with a firm handshake, walk out with a job offer.

I'm obviously going to have to change my method here. One of many things to learn even before I make it there.