We went to an Indian area with my parents today. There is an area here where the streets are lined with Indian stores of all types from all over the subcontinent. I have spent most of my time overseas over in East Asia or in Western Europe but the sights, sounds and smells of this place are almost enough to make me want to visit the subcontinent.


We were walking down the streets checking out various grocery stores for Ayurvetic medicines for my some one. One was a type of vitamin and another was a toothpaste. These types of medicines look interesting, but I know absolutely nothing about them. I have learned to respect Chinese medicine over the years. There are quite a few remedies that work and so I am sure there are probably gems to be found in the Indian Ayurvetic tradition as well.

I do know that I like Indian food. My father really liked the buffet restaurant we went to but he likes a lot of different types of food. My mother, who likes traditional American food, did not hate it and so that was a good sign.