Bernie's Leaving Do

About a week before leaving for India, Cheryl asked me if I wanted to join her and some of her "India" friends for a "leaving do" for her friend Bernie. (See picture of Bernie and Cheryl to the left) Since I didn't have any other plans 8,779 miles away from home, I said, "Sure!" Bernie and all of her friends made me feel very welcome. Many of them work in our office as coaches, and other are expats working for other global organizations. We all met at Olive Beach for brunch. They had reserved the rooftop of the restaurant, which was great as it was sunny and 75. The buffet was awesome, and the Indian Champagne, Sula was perfect (especially since they were serving Foster's instead of Kingfisher, what's up with that?) I was very impressed with the bonds this group has developed with each other. It can't be easy to be away from friends, family and co-workers for such long periods of time. But having friends like these, certainly seems to make it easier.