*In the bylanes of Khan Market, she walks swiftly to reach shops selling silver ornaments. She chooses the best pieces available in the tiny shop and bargaining the price down to almost half.
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"The silver available in India is amazing. When I visited India first in 1996, for my sister-in-law's wedding, Delhi was completely different from what it is today. But I am happy I am able to buy silver here, which could have cost a bomb in London," says Kristine Thompson Dubey.
As Metrolife strikes a conversation with the American national, she shares tales of her Indian connect and her communication skills with which she has travelled and worked in places spanning the world.
"My fascination with the 'exotic' grew when I was in high school. I wanted to see something that is erratically different. May be that is why when I met my husband, settling in India was the 'selling point' for me when I said yes to marriage," says a jovial Thompson Dubey as she makes her way to her workplace in Safdarjung Development Area.
Metrolife follows her to get more insights on her life and living in a country where she wasn't born.
Soon, the fancy interiors, done in orange, become the topic of discussion as Kristine talks about the challenges in her job. "A vast majority of population, in not just India but across the world, is not in the habit of going to the dentist for regular check- ups. Therein arises the need of communication experts to explain to people about oral hygiene and health," says Thompson Dubey who is presently the head of marketing communications at Clove Dental.
Earlier, however, she worked with non-profit organisations but had to take up a different role when she shifted to Singapore and the economy was going through a slowdown. "Later, the Singapore Government decided to strengthen their IT and Telecom sectors and I was roped in for their corporate communications," she says, explaining how her job requires her to "craft the message in a way that it is compelling, especially when I come from a
different culture".
Her passion for food and travel has taken her to many destinations. "India is brilliant for travel. Abroad too, I go with my 10-year-old son and he is the best travel buddy since he has been travelling since he was quite young. Turkey is the next destination on our list. Also, my husband has been a journalist which made us travel all the more," she shares adding to the curiosity of her love story.
"My husband and me were pursuing our masters degree at Columbia University, New York when we met. Once he was walking down the street and I was sitting with my sister in a restaurant, I called him to meet her. After he left, my sister said that I acted like a butterfly in his presence," she narrates.
Soon she shifted places before coming back to India and settling in Mumbai. "I was very keen to learn Hindi then and hired a Hindi tutor in Maharashtra. The person started the lessons by teaching me to say 'My fish tank is in my tank'," she says bursting out in laughter. "How was that supposed to help me? There was another tutor who made me learn how to say - 'My husband is my God'." Ripples of laughter spread through the room as she admitted that
she hence knows only 'survival Hindi'.
Having lived in India for more than six years, she considers "Delhi more home than Mumbai. I love the melas and markets here."
Proudly flaunting her nosepin, she confesses, "Part of me is a mid-Western girl but part of me is a Delhi-girl and my nose-piercing will remind me of this forever." Reported by Deccan Herald 3 days ago.
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"The silver available in India is amazing. When I visited India first in 1996, for my sister-in-law's wedding, Delhi was completely different from what it is today. But I am happy I am able to buy silver here, which could have cost a bomb in London," says Kristine Thompson Dubey.
As Metrolife strikes a conversation with the American national, she shares tales of her Indian connect and her communication skills with which she has travelled and worked in places spanning the world.
"My fascination with the 'exotic' grew when I was in high school. I wanted to see something that is erratically different. May be that is why when I met my husband, settling in India was the 'selling point' for me when I said yes to marriage," says a jovial Thompson Dubey as she makes her way to her workplace in Safdarjung Development Area.
Metrolife follows her to get more insights on her life and living in a country where she wasn't born.
Soon, the fancy interiors, done in orange, become the topic of discussion as Kristine talks about the challenges in her job. "A vast majority of population, in not just India but across the world, is not in the habit of going to the dentist for regular check- ups. Therein arises the need of communication experts to explain to people about oral hygiene and health," says Thompson Dubey who is presently the head of marketing communications at Clove Dental.
Earlier, however, she worked with non-profit organisations but had to take up a different role when she shifted to Singapore and the economy was going through a slowdown. "Later, the Singapore Government decided to strengthen their IT and Telecom sectors and I was roped in for their corporate communications," she says, explaining how her job requires her to "craft the message in a way that it is compelling, especially when I come from a
different culture".
Her passion for food and travel has taken her to many destinations. "India is brilliant for travel. Abroad too, I go with my 10-year-old son and he is the best travel buddy since he has been travelling since he was quite young. Turkey is the next destination on our list. Also, my husband has been a journalist which made us travel all the more," she shares adding to the curiosity of her love story.
"My husband and me were pursuing our masters degree at Columbia University, New York when we met. Once he was walking down the street and I was sitting with my sister in a restaurant, I called him to meet her. After he left, my sister said that I acted like a butterfly in his presence," she narrates.
Soon she shifted places before coming back to India and settling in Mumbai. "I was very keen to learn Hindi then and hired a Hindi tutor in Maharashtra. The person started the lessons by teaching me to say 'My fish tank is in my tank'," she says bursting out in laughter. "How was that supposed to help me? There was another tutor who made me learn how to say - 'My husband is my God'." Ripples of laughter spread through the room as she admitted that
she hence knows only 'survival Hindi'.
Having lived in India for more than six years, she considers "Delhi more home than Mumbai. I love the melas and markets here."
Proudly flaunting her nosepin, she confesses, "Part of me is a mid-Western girl but part of me is a Delhi-girl and my nose-piercing will remind me of this forever." Reported by Deccan Herald 3 days ago.