Are You Going to Eat That?

Don't worry... i don't know this guy. I just thought it was a great picture of someone REALLY looking like they were enjoying themselves at dinner time.

And speaking of Dinner Time, many of you have been asking about meals and costs and what is provided and what is not while on the field. GREAT QUESTION!!!! Here's the basic answer:

What's Provided:
Basically, once we get to India, breakfast, lunch and dinner should be provided for you. There is one exception, so see below.

What's Not Provided:
Any meals to/from the field (i.e. en route to the airports, on planes or during travel) are at your expense. That's not too bad of a gig because most of the airlines will stuff you till you pop, and if you're bringing your own food anyway, then you should be just fine. However, any water, food or goodies that you consume either getting to or from India will still need to be sourced on your own.

Also the "one exceptions" to meals provided on the field is as follows:
a) Any meal that you choose to eat that is either in substitute of or in lieu of the provided meals will be at your own expense. For example, if you decide to pick up a Snickers on the way to the work site, then that will be your own deal. In addition, while on the field, we will generally eat as a team. If, for some reason, you decide to strike out on your own to sample some exotic cuisine at another location, you will need to do so with your own wallet in hand.
b) On the last day, we'll do some shopping at a place called "Spencer Plaza". Spencer is great and has a Subway, a Pizza Hut and a genuine "Food Court" (it's like UP Mall, but with more Indian shops and stores). As most teams generally like to separate into "hunting parties" for the time at Spencer to go after souvenirs, we generally say that lunch is on your own.

I'll keep you informed if i find out differently at any of these points.

Arrigato!
-sj