Bombay, Maharashtra

Bombay (Mumbai) is wild. That is the best word to describe it. Everywhere you look people full of life and something will surprise you. You don’t just have a “simple” day in Bombay. The streets are packed to the brim, slums are shadowed by skyscrapers, some kids beg while others sleep on the streets, and just as you feel surrounded by poverty a Mercedes goes by. It’s the definition of culture shock. People are friendlier than you’d ever guess and the city is safer than anyone assumes. You might spend two hours in traffic cursing as people honk for no reason then right after, enter a dimly lit quiet restaurant serving 15-dollar cocktails. Nothing makes sense here and that’s why I love it.