Nate in the news!!!!

A month or two ago we had a journalist and photographer from the San Jose Mercury News visit Bangalore to do a story on the Indian tech boom as well as Americans and Indians working abroad. It was a very interesting week. We basically lived with these journalists (John and Meri) as they shadowed us on our commute, during our lunch hours at work and at our apartment to see everything from vegging out to playing poker.

In any case, the first of the articles talking about the Americans in Bangalore just came out in the Mercury News. I believe there will be more coverage in the coming week or two, so I'll be sure to post anything that I find to the blog for all of you to enjoy.

Here's the article:

In the front row of the global economy, Young Americans seek career jolt, cachet in India

John and Meri have also created a multimedia presentation featuring many of the pictures that were taken here. Many of these pictures come from a night of poker around Scott and Juan's apartment as well as several pictures of my American crew waiting for the bus and crossing the street.

DISCLAIMER: This presentation makes us sound whiny and miserable here in Bangalore. Let me assure you that this is not the case. The pictures often look very depressing and make us seem very isolated when in reality that is completly false. The voiceovers are done by Juan and Laura, and although they are truthful, they are juxtaposed to pictures that bring the quotes out of context. Don't worry, we're not living in the concentration camp that this video depicts.

AFTER THE INTRO, CLICK ON THE "AMERICANS FIND A NEW CACHET" PORTION

An American in Bangalore - Multimedia Presentation

It's all pretty cool. I helped put a lot of this together for the journalists as part of my role in Media Relations. Talk to you guys soon!