Thinking about India in New Mexico

So I've been living in New Mexico a little over one year now and I work for a small engineering company here. All three of us who are planning this trip actually know each other from going to college in Pittsburgh, PA. I ended up here for work, Neal in Korea, and Hemant in California.

Honestly, I am not too sure how much of a personal satisfaction I am getting from my current job. Engineering is great and there are always new challenges and exciting work, but I feel like I am really missing that human factor. I don't know, I dream about a lot of different things from humanitarian work to international diplomacy - I will have to keep my mind open, but for now I just want to travel as much as I can and just learn about everything.

Choosing India as our destination came about pretty randomly. First of all, I have never been there. And honestly, that could of been enough to justify me wanting to go. But also, just the fact that a country with the world's largest population with a whole list of different languages and cultures can exist peacefully with a good degree of social harmony, however one may define it, is incredibly fascinating.

Can't say I know any more than some menu items I learned from Indian restaurants I've been to in college, but hopefully I will be somewhat less ignorant by the time December comes around. Anyways, more to come later -
Min