Hey everyone, how are you?
I'm Shailesh and I've moved to Bangalore a couple of weeks back after living in the States for the last eleven years. I'm more of a repatriate than an expatriate, don't you think?
The hardest part so far is that I can't pass as a local. Damn frustrating. Anyway, would love to hear more about other people's stories about moving to Bangalore.
Cheers,
S
Repat from SF
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Welcome to Expat.com Shailesh!
Harmonie.
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Hi Shailesh,
Welcome (back) to Bangalore 
I bet it must have been a different experience in the last 11 years.
- Cheers,
Karthik
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Hey Karthik! Thanks for the welcome.
Yup things are quite different, I'm going through just a little reverse culture shock. My roots are in Delhi so it's fun figuring out a new city -- Bangalore is quite different from where I grew up.
I noticed you're learning Portuguese, are you taking classes somewhere in Bangalore? I'm quite interested in the language, would appreciate any suggestions on how to go about learning.
Cheers,
S
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I picked up some Portuguese from a couple of Brazilian friends when I was in UK. Didn't take any formal classes though. I am currently learning German (again, no classes)at my own snail's pace. I do plan to continue to learn German till I have at least intermediate proficiency. And then probably switch back to Portuguese and a bit of Spanish
I don't know of any Portuguese classes in Bangalore, but I bet there will be in some area. You just need to search it out.
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I can not tell you much about Bangalore since I was there only once--for about a week--a few years ago.
However, I hope that you will tell me about San Francisco.
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