Independent Consultant

I spend my time between two places that couldn't be more different from each other. One is over in Nehru Nagar, East of Patliputra Colony in Patna, and the other is right on Smith Street in Metuchen, New Jersey. It's a lot of traveling, honestly. Most days are just me sitting at a desk with a laptop, looking at documents and trying to make sense of things. I don't have a big office or a fancy reception desk with someone greeting you. It's just me. Sometimes the internet is slow in one place, or the coffee runs out in the other. Working as an independent consultant means I handle my own schedule, but it also means I'm the one who has to fix the printer when it breaks. The house in Patna is usually pretty busy with stuff going on outside, while the spot in New Jersey is a bit more tucked away. I’ve been doing this for a while now. I mostly just take on projects that come my way through people I know. There isn’t a whole lot of mystery to it. I pick up the phone, talk to folks, and get the work done. It keeps me busy enough. Sometimes I'm working late because of the time difference between the two offices. It's just how things go when you're running things on your own across two continents. I try to stay organized, but my desk usually has a few piles of paper on it. It's just my reality.