Ankita's 2017 in Pictures
2017 brought yet another move, another “job”, new travels, adventures with new and old friends, and tons of family time.
The first third of the year consisted of me staying busy with my SF routine of work-friends-volunteering, but with a notable addition of sticking to my New Year's resolution and trying my hand at pottery, resulting in a new hobby I throughly enjoy. I left San Francisco and Udemy around the mid-third of the year and jetted off to New Delhi on a Fulbright fellowship in August. The final third of the year has flown by with research prep, adjusting to life in India and traveling around the country.
I’m thrilled to celebrate the end of the year with my parents and sister visiting me in New Delhi and getting the chance to swap roles a bit by showing my parents Delhi through my eyes!
Here’s to an incredibly interesting 2017 and an even better 2018!
Naya saal mubarak!
January
Ringing in 2017 with my family, St. Peter's, and the Pantheon.
Marching alongside 750,000 in Downtown Los Angeles.
Finally getting to ride the Expo Line Metro from Downtown LA to Santa Monica in heavy downpour. Two very strange things I wish I could have experienced more of when I actually lived in LA.
February
Celebrating one year in vibrant San Francisco.
MARCH
Mom and Dad celebrate their 40th Anniversary!
APRIL
Boat Sisters dinner and new camera inauguration.
MAY
Tourist day at Alcatraz.
Half Moon Bay blooms.
JUNE
DC.
LA.
JULY
Catching the sunrise edition of the National Balloon Classic in Iowa.
Yosemite Valley greenery.
AUGUST
Constantly looking up in Hong Kong.
Khushbu indulging my tourist requests by riding the Central-Mid-Levels escalator system (the longest outdoor covered escalator system AND it switches directions in the morning and evening!)
Hopped into IKEA to catch some air conditioning...the rest of HK had the same idea and was camping out on couches and in beds.
SEPTEMBER
Jorge visits India and takes in the views of Udaipur's City Palace.
Enjoying Safdarujung's Tomb?
Magic hour at Delhi's Jamia Masjid.
OCTOBER
Kangra Valley at about 9,350 ft.
Laundry and prayer flags hang in Dharamsala.
Celebrating Diwali with my Maasi (mom's sister).
NOVEMBER
Nehru Place Metro Station during (extra) hazardous pollution peak of 2017.
Nehru Place Metro Station two weeks later (notice how visible the Lotus Temple is to the left of the tracks).
Versova Beach, Mumbai.
Entryway to the Jagruti Nagar Mumbai Metro station.
DECEMBER
Cousin Vishal gets married!
