when mama and papa swami come to town.

my parents came to visit, and we had a great time eating our way around the city and catching up with lots of people.

we made sure my father got his bheja fry and my mother got her masala dosa. we had dinner with one of my father’s med school friends and his wife and son. we had another dinner with my aunt, uncle, sarita, chris, and baby kai. and we closed out the visit with dinner with my nyc friends.

it was so nice having them in town. it was my first time seeing them since i left memphis at the end of january, and it was their first visit to the city in ~30 years. they explored long island city while i worked, and we spent our evenings traversing the city by subway. they’re practically new york experts at this point, and i am excited to have them back again soon.

below are many photos commemorating their visit, if you’d like to see.

here she is! queens, new york. june 2022.
we love a good mango lassi. queens, new york. june 2022.
can’t go wrong with dinner at adda. queens, new york. june 2022.
she is a master at people watching. queens, new york. june 2022.
so happy about his lunch. new york, new york. june 2022.
her only request was saravanaa bhavan, so to saravanaa bhavan we went. new york, new york. june 2022.
if my lunch isn’t the size of my head, i don’t want it. new york, new york. june 2022.
expert subway riders. new york, new york. june 2022.
does it get more new york than riding the subway with your umbrella and newspaper? new york, new york. june 2022.
walking the pier. new york, new york. june 2022.
dinner with old friends. new york, new york. june 2022.
such tourists. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
i get my love of the water from her. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
cousin love. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
this baby. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
reunited after many years. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
family! brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
love getting to see her on a regular basis. brooklyn, new york. june 2022.
can check “fell asleep on the subway” off his new york bingo card. june 2022.
they went sightseeing without me. queens, new york. june 2022.
don’t mess with us. queens, new york. june 2022.
love these two. new york, new york. june 2022.
besties. new york, new york. june 2022.
my favorite. new york, new york. june 2022.