It's been exactly one year since the US Paycheck stopped depositing itself in the BofA account. Yes, one year has passed since I packed up and moved back to India . The initial few months were a blur as I was just trying to get adjusted to reality and not just a "vacation" period of 20 odd days that an H1B visa holder gets while having the time of his/her life catching up with family and friends. Let's see, I will summarize the last 12 months into something significant that has happened (or not). May 2012: The Anantharamans landed in Mumbai and first week was spent trying to figure out what exactly was wrong with Amma. That the diagnosis did not reveal anything that would make the heart skip a beat was extremely satisfying and ....relieving. That my aunt would be admitted to a hospital almost immediately upon our return for a relatively simple knee procedure and then getting herself into the ICU, with no signs of life and then making it back from the Other