In a style befitting our whole India experience, my company has decided that they would rather have me back in Phoenix.    This has been brewing for a few months, since at least my trip to the US in April, but we had expected to lose a year, not be told to pack immediately and return.   The official word came a few days ago, and a few days before our summer trip home.   This has put us into a mode barely less frantic than evacuees.  

We leave for the US on the 12th and will cram in short vacation in north India the week before that.   Joshua, Ian and I will come back in July to wrap up the remainders of our time here.

The lack of posts on this blog are the best testament to the reason for sending us back.   Changes to my responsibilities require extensive interaction with business partners in the US, requiring me to be in meetings throughout the night.   This has resulted in endless alternation of sleeping and working, with little time for anything else.   Despite the long hours and constant exhaustion I still asked to stay in India, to no avail.

But British Airways returned by missing suitcase, 5 weeks after they took custody of it.   Nothing missing and just in time for the final trip.   Maybe this is the best of all possible worlds after all.