NEW: Ex-Borderstanian Writing “Delhi Dispatches”

Delhi, India: Located in northern India, the metro area has 16 million people, second to Mumbai in India, and the eighth largest in the world. (Image: newKerala.com.)

India has an estimated at 1.2 billion people, second only to China, and 70% live in rural areas. The landmass is about one-third that of the U.S. (Image: geocities.com.)

Editor’s note from mattyillini: “Popeye” is a new contributor to Borderstan and will be posting “Delhi Dispatches,”  periodic reports on life in Delhi, India. He and his wife, “Olive Oyl,” are former Borderstanians, neighbors and friends of ours. They  moved to India almost two years ago (Olive Oyl is originally from India) and are the proud new parents of a baby girl, “Swee’Pea.” No, these are not their real names, but there are lots of strange people out there and Popeye asked that we use pseudonyms.

Delhi Dispatch 1: August 25, 2009

This morning, Olive Oyl and I had an appointment at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, the capital, to apply for our daughter’s U.S. passport.

As we were getting ready to head out the door—rummaging through documents at the last minute, etc.—the doorbell rang.  Happy at the thought of our driver arriving a few minutes early, I walked out onto our balcony expecting to look down and see our taxi driver waving up at me.

To my surprise (astonishment, really), I saw a group of about 10 eunuchs looking up at me who, upon seeing me, immediately started singing at the top of their voices, dancing and playing musical instruments.

Wed. at ANC 2F: 14th St. Arts Overlay Committee Report

What will the Arts Overlay Committee report say about the number of restaurants and clubs on 14th Street NW. Pictured: Ristorante Posto, at 1515 14th Street, NW. (Photo: Luis Gomez.)

The September meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2F/Logan Circle is Wednesday, September 2 at 7 p.m. Same location: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW.

Agenda highlight: The Arts Overlay Committee will give its report as it relates to the 14th and U Streets area. Here is a June 16 posting on the committee… and there are good postings at 14th and You on the Arts Overlay Committee: