It’s been a about three weeks since the last time I heard a white kid utter the words “Hey man. Good to see you.” During our trip in India, there has been surprising little American presents. But here in the the American Embassy, I begin to feel a little more at home.
The first thing I see when I am escorted into the complex is the size of the place. The largest Embassy in India, this three compound massive space is one of the largest American embassies in the world. This building was designed by the person who designed the Kennedy center in DC.
The first thing we saw was the “duck pond”. I could see how this swimming pool sized body of water with fountains and small oasis got the name pond, but I had to ask to find the “duck” part.
The story is that when the building was built, there was no roof on the pond so ducks would kind of just live there. It went like this for several years until the ambassador said “Enough is enough. There is duck shit everywhere.” So they got rid of the ducks and put up a screen to prevent themselves from the swine.
This embassy is truly like a small democratic state in the middle of a third world-developing country. With a bowling alley and swimming pool and school and living barracks, this miny America is one of the few places in India I would feel comfortable living in.
The American Embassy in Delhi
The American Embassy in Delhi
The embassy showed me a lot about how our political live overseas and I learned a lot about what they do here.
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