Mail Protocol

OK, so we all know I like mail. A lot. Many of you have been kind enough to send me things in the past, and a few of you have been asking for my address so that you can do it again. Thank you! If the spirit so moves anyone else, always know that a surprise letter (non-bill) will always brighten up my day.

Alas, the procedure in India is a little bit more complicated. Things like "infrastructure" and "efficiency" which we could take for granted in Ireland are slightly more elusive here. For this reason, providing you with my home address is futile. The post man might just see that its out of the way and to a foreigner and decide not to deliver it. Or not know where the house is. Or Deshpande Foundation might on one of their whims just move me to another location.

For this reason I can only provide you with my work address. But this also has limitations. Not that I expect to be flooded with mail, but...yeah. I can't be flooded with mail. So this is what I recommend. If you are moved to send me something such as a letter or a small package of something, please do so! That' awesome! If you are like my grandmother and would like to do so more than once per week, please refrain OR you can send things to my mother (small things like postcards or things that will come in higher volumes, like birthday cards, are ideal for this - aka things that might get lost in the mail) and she will happily send them along bulk-style via certified mail once things pile up a bit.

So! on that note:

The Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship
attn: Elisha Clark (this part's important, obviously)
BVB College of Engineering
KLE Society
Vidyanagar, Hubli 580031
Karnataka, India

If you think that your mail would be better served getting the forwarding treatment from Deb, and you don't have the address, shoot me (or her) an email or fb message, as there's no need to be all cavalier and throwing personal info up on the internet.

Also, USPS First Class (aka basic post) is legendary for taking a very, very long time to get to this particular part of the world. Just an FYI, if you're going to be waiting with bated breath for my reaction to your mail (not that I expect this of any of you, lol) you might want to consider an upgrade. That way we can be more sure that I'll get it while I'm still, you know, in India.

Love you guys!

Ps, 2 papers down, 1 to go til last semester is officially behind me! Woo!