and then the rain came down...

toje deka to ye jana sanam
pyal hota he divana sanam
ab jahan se kahan jae ham
teri bahon me mar jae ham

when I first saw you, I knew love
the moment we met I loved you
my love, what would i do without you?
I would forever lie in your arms

...

The air was getting thicker with clouds and the pending monsoon. We sat on the porch of our apartment watching the lightning color the sky orange and the winds shake the mango trees on our street, listening to each other sing songs from our homelands. and learning songs and cultures from each other.

and that is when the rain began to fall. it was a perfect moment. it was everything that i am beginning to love about India.