By Marcelo Martinez
First we wanted to settle in and freshen up. Jagdeep, the manager of Punjabiyat, greeted us as if the place was his own home, with a cup of hot masala tea waiting for us on the veranda. After a long shower and as we laid down for a siesta, the pitter patter started on the roof, and the heavens opened. We rushed out onto the veranda, and laid on hammocks listening to the beautiful drum of the rain. This was the monsoon.