My Book:

I am working on my first book. This book chronicles my experiences of being the first international son-in-law to a family living in a tiny village in rural Pennsylvania and meeting my fascinating in-laws - a  lovely American family of mixed European heritage: my giggly mother-in-law, who has the enthusiasm of a fifteen-year old; my father in-law, who likes the company of exotic and dangerous pets; my grandmother in-law, who always tells interesting stories of her past; and my grandfather in-law, who once confused a Guatemalan for an Indian and asked him if he had seen the Taj Mahal. It also describes the challenges I faced in getting used to life and work in a totally different world where my two college degrees did not mean anything. Where my journalism experience, and my tenure in a company of international repute did not help when a local radio station refused me an announcer’s job because of my Indian accent.

Over the period of five years I worked as a salesman, radio producer, news reporter, sandwich artist, and advertisement controller in a TV station. I learned about America from my co-workers who happened to be teenagers, middle-aged, elderly, whites, blacks, Hispanics, gay, lesbian, straight and everyone else. My fun-loving and genuinely curious nature endeared people to me quickly and encouraged them to share their life stories with me.

This book has some amazing and funny stories to tell in a very informative style. I have been telling stories of my experiences in America to people I know and even to people I don’t know for years. I get varied responses. A lot of people laugh, some get sad, some raise their eyebrows; and others do all three. To learn more, click here.