Hello, I'm Matt! Hopefully this does not come as a surprise to you since you're already here. This is my blog about my upcoming trip to the country of India.
A quick overview of my trip....I work for a bank (you can easily find the company online, but since this blog isn't sponsored or "approved", I'll just leave the name out for now) with operations worldwide, including a major foothold in Bangalore, India. If you have no idea where Bangalore is, or want to know any general (unverified) information on the country, you can check out the wiki page here.
As I write this, I should be checking in at the Oakwood Premier Prestige hotel in Bangalore....but I'm not. My original travel dates were to be departing from O'Hare Airport in Chicago on September 6 at 3:20 PM CST on Lufthansa. My scheduled arrival at Bangalore International Airport was to be at 12:30 AM IST (India Standard Time) on Saturday, September 8. But none of that happened due to a strike for higher wages by Lufthansa cabin employees (not the pilots). I have been re-booked for Monday at the same time, and it looks like the strikes have been put on hold as the employer and employees union have agreed to settle the wage disagreement using arbitration. If all goes smoothly, I'll be checking in to my temporary home around this time on Tuesday. Bangalore is 10.5 hours ahead of Nebraska/Chicago time, so it will actually be very early Wednesday morning for me.
A quick overview of my trip....I work for a bank (you can easily find the company online, but since this blog isn't sponsored or "approved", I'll just leave the name out for now) with operations worldwide, including a major foothold in Bangalore, India. If you have no idea where Bangalore is, or want to know any general (unverified) information on the country, you can check out the wiki page here.
As I write this, I should be checking in at the Oakwood Premier Prestige hotel in Bangalore....but I'm not. My original travel dates were to be departing from O'Hare Airport in Chicago on September 6 at 3:20 PM CST on Lufthansa. My scheduled arrival at Bangalore International Airport was to be at 12:30 AM IST (India Standard Time) on Saturday, September 8. But none of that happened due to a strike for higher wages by Lufthansa cabin employees (not the pilots). I have been re-booked for Monday at the same time, and it looks like the strikes have been put on hold as the employer and employees union have agreed to settle the wage disagreement using arbitration. If all goes smoothly, I'll be checking in to my temporary home around this time on Tuesday. Bangalore is 10.5 hours ahead of Nebraska/Chicago time, so it will actually be very early Wednesday morning for me.
