Background

I still have another 30 minutes until my flight boards, so i thought i'd give you a bit of background on my family's connection to India. My grandpa was stationed in New Delhi during the 2nd world war, doing meat-inspection for the US troops. He met and befriended two indian men, Ikbal Guy, and Pashori Lamba, who had a hand-crank ice cream machine, just trying to get by. When it was time for him to leave, my Grandpa told these men, "if you're ever in New York, you're more than welcome to stay with us, we'll take care of you". And that's exactly what happened. They came to New York, stayed with my family, and my grandpa helped them get into the Cornell school of hotel management, one of the best programs in the country. They ended up going to college, going back to India, and then founding the largest ice cream company in all of India.

Incredible, right? Well ever since that our families have been intertwined. My Dad went to India in the 70's to celebrate the wedding of Pashori's son, which is the beginning point of his 9-month adventure around the world. Also a few years ago while we were in Israel, we were invited to another wedding of the Lambas, and got to go to India for 10 days. When i get to India (in 21 hours), i am blessed to be subject to the hospitality of the Lambas once again, while i wait the extra day until my program starts.