Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Who is easydavid?

In Dakhindari, Kolkata, India



So where does the handle "easydavid" come from?  It came about like this.  We were hurrying around Dakhindari, a bustee in Kolkata, trying to keep up with children from Preyrona, a school supported by Empower the Children.  The kids were dashing about taking photos of their neighborhood for a cultural exchange project.  Now, westerners are few and far between in this neighborhood, so our presence was noticed.  Many people were eager to say hello, including a serious young man who approached me.  He introduced himself, rattling off a very long name that I could not hope to pronounce.  I nodded politely.  He then asked me, "What is your name?"  I replied, "It's easy - David."  He shook my hand and said, in his practiced English, "Pleased to meet you, easydavid."  And so I became easydavid, first to one young man in Kolkata, and now to you.

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