It's been two years since our last video of our apartment. The rent has gone up (now $225/month) and we've survived a small fire and some mild redecorating.

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My sisters were able to keep the secret that I was coming home from Christmas for two months without dropping enough hints to clue my mother in. And here I am, after a 36 hour flight from India (the longest christmas in my life, literally) surprising her on the doorstep. Watch her mouth drop.

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This is our wonderful apartmetn in Chennai. The rent? $160/month

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