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Today when Dad came home from work he had some 

bad news, his job at the call center was 

being outsourced to India! Luckily his boss knew he 

was good at being a manager and had decided to move 

his job to India to help run the new call center. The 

whole family is moving to India.....NEXT WEEK! 

Amy's father's job is being moved to India because his 

job has been outsourced. Outsourcing is where a 

company relocates for cheaper labor costs and cheaper 

space where the company is located. Many jobs are 

being outsourced to India in the United States, 

especially companies like call centers where they can 

be located anywhere and don't need raw materials. The 

companies outsource because people in India will work 

for much less money than people in the Untied States. 

Also land is cheaper in India.

Today we arrived in India. During the last month 

we packed up the entire house and said our 

goodbyes to family and friends because we don't 

know how long it will be until we return. People 

dress very differently here. All the females wear 

strange things around head covering their head.  

Most people wearing simple cotton clothes with 

beautiful colors. I look very out of place in my 

skinny jeans and tank top from the mall back 

home.

Amy speaks english and most people in India 

speak Hindu. The things that women wear on their 

head is called a bindi. There are lots of culture 

differences Amy will encounter. Each culture in the 

world is distinct from other culture by the rules 

they follow, how they dress, what they wear, and 

more.

I'm starting to get used to things in India. The food 

is very different. You get to eat with your hands, 

Mom used to yell at me for that back in the states! 

My favorite thing to do during the day is to travel 

to the market and try different foods. 

Amy is right the food is definitely very different in 

India. Some things are more spicy and portions are 

smaller. Markets in India line the streets with 

vendors selling everything from fruits to flowers. 

The common language Amy was talking about is 

called lingua franca, which is when two people 

from two different languages can find common 

ground to communicate. 

It is very hard to understand people in India because they 

speak Hindu and I can't. Although I've still found a way to 

make friends with a couple of kids down the block. To 

communicate we found a common ground between English 

and Hindu. They try and use some English and I try to use 

some Hindu. Although we also have to lots of hand signals! 

I guess you could say I'm starting to fit in here!

Amy is right there is what we call a language barrier 

between Amy and her new friends in India. They can't 

understand each other because they both speak different 

languages, thus causing the barrier in communication.  

The common language Amy was talking about is called 

lingua franca, which is when two people from two different 

languages can find common ground to communicate. 

Lots of people from surrounding cities are 

moving from their farms that are failing to the 

city to find work at the call center or other jobs 

in the city. My dad said a hundred people 

showed up today looking for work.

The migration stream Amy was talking about is 

called rural to urban migration. The people are 

moving from their small farm to the city to find 

better work because their farm couldn't 

compete with multinational corporations and 

they were having trouble providing for their 

family. 

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