About CGopalan

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

India: U.S. citizen Town Hall Meeting in Nilgiris:

Dear U.S. Citizens, The American citizen services unit at the Consulate is pleased to announce the visit of a Consular Officer to Ooty on May 3, 2012. As part of the visit, we are planning on organizing a town hall meeting with the American citizens in the area. The Officer will present an overview of the services offered by the unit, provide voting related information and will be available for questions. The planned meeting will be held on Thursday, May 3 at 4.00pm. We would greatly appreciate your letting us know of your availability to attend this meeting. We will provide you with venue details on your confirming your participation. Looking forward to meeting with you. American Citizen Services Unit, American Consulate General, 220, Anna Salai, Chennai- 600 006. Ph : 91-044-28574000 Email ID : Chennaics@state.gov Website : http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/ Carolyn Gopalan, Warden

India: foreign retirees living in India:

We are living in India on social security plus a couple different retirement payments from the U.S. There is no Indian tax liability.

India: wondering:

Everyone is different, of course. For example, since I don't do well in the heat, we are in a cool hill station. Now that I'm comfortable and not living in a big city, I find life wonderful here - slower than the U.S. where I'm from and simpler. Nothing happens quickly or efficiently here, so you have to relax. Corruption is something I wan't used to. Here it is part of life. The people in general are generous and kind. I love it here.

India: Topic of the Week: Real Estate in India:

My husband and I retired to India from the U.S. in July 2008, moving to Coonoor in the Nilgiri Mountains of Tamil Nadu at the end of October. To learn more about living in the Nilgiris, we rented a small apartment on the road from Coonoor to Ooty. The apartment was shown to us by the brother of a friend and was much simpler and smaller than we had planned. But we really like it, and the rent was only 2000 Indian rupees (US$50) a month. We put in a western toilet and western sinks in the kitchen and bathroom. No shower, but we put in a hot-water heater. We had looked at real estate through an agent, but everything was very high-end. Now that we're settled in, we love our little place. We like the simplcity of our life here We love the community that our little colony provides. Our neighbors are warm and fun. Life is slower here.

India: 10 Tips for Living in India:

My husband and I have retired to India within the last year and have a blog about our journey (http://retirementjourney.blogspot.com).

Date Joined:

6/11/2009

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