This week on Half Past Chai… we're pulling back the curtain on what it actually takes to build a home out of two cultures.

When an American girl and an Indian guy fall in love, "home" becomes a beautiful negotiation - and over the years we've figured out the little (and big) things that make our house feel like both of us. From the mandir and Bible upstairs, to chai every single morning, to the very Indian rule that shoes come off at the door, we're giving you the realistic list of how we've blended our worlds under one roof.

Some of it came easy. Some of it we had to figure out the hard way. All of it made us who we are.

Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛

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Time codes

0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI

2:34 - Learning to make chai

3:46 - We got a pet

6:45 - Shoes off at the door

10:52 - Celebrating both sets of holidays

12:27 - The food that we eat

15:07 - Mandir and Bible?

16:30 - We are close with both Families