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Monsoon is Here + Other Updates

Well, it happened. Monsoon is officially upon us, which means Mumbai will now be getting rain every day until the end of October. I was really hoping it’d hold out until after our packout, but no such luck. On the plus side though, rain clears out all the particulate in the air...

Ready or Not, Here Comes Packout

Hey Y’all — It’s June! Crazy, huh? I’m still trying to figure out what happened to May! Definitely bittersweet, although I am VERY over the 90 to 100 degree Fahrenheit temps we’ve had for the last few months. I’m praying for some mid-70s in Minnesota...

A Foreign Service First for the Novaks!

May 2nd marked Nick’s and my 13th wedding anniversary. To celebrate, we planned a five-night, adults-only trip. But where to go? A tropical getaway to the Maldives? A hidden spot in the Himalayas? Europe? Well, after thinking things through for a bit, we decided to do something...

The Magnificent Golden Temple of Amritsar

Our time in India is winding down (less than four months to go, can you believe it??) and one of the few remaining places on our “must see” bucket list for India was the city of Amritsar in the State of Punjab. You may be familiar with the state of Punjab for its food...