Why India??
1. Dr. Bose...Dr. Bose...Dr. Bose. His reputation, and his helpful, professional responses to my email queries pulled me to India. His very reasonable fees didn't hurt matters, either - half of de-Smet's in Begium (also a superb surgeon), and approx. 20% of the experienced U.S. surgeons (ok, 25% with plane fare), which total perhaps 12 (my favorites are Amstutz, Mont and Gross).2. I have a fascination with India, and actually I wouldn't mind contributing to their economy in any small way I can. It seems like lesser dollars (which make lots of rupees) go a longer way in India.
3. I enjoy 21 hour plane trips and 100 degree average temperature in July......yea, right!
4. I want to be clear on this - I would have gone to India regardless, but two years ago I stumbled upon (ok, searched low and high for) a female companion who intersects smoothly with jagged Gary. This woman's full first name is Sakuntala (sounds Indian, huh). Saku is not from India, and has never been there, but hails from nearby Sri Lanka. Her ethnicity is Tamil (from the region in South India I'm travelling to). The Tamils are a one-third minority in Sri Lanka, and her family fled during the on-again, off-again civil war. Saku came to the U.S. in 1989. Whereas Saku would have readily gone to Belgium (other option) with me, I finally got her to confess that she would prefer India after my decision was already made.
posted by Gary Klein @ 2:15 PM
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