Q&A: Leaving India? Passport? Lockdown? Diabetes Supplies? | Day 61 COVID Lockdown India 🇮🇳

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My name is Erik and I have been in Southern India since the day after Christmas, 2019. We are now 61 days into the national lockdown where I have decided to stay in Bangalore, India. I answer questions about my lost passport, visa updates, diabetes supplies, filming advice, and pretty much don't answer where the next destination will be...
The diagram of "where's next?"
1) USA: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington D.C.
2) Chiang Mai, Thailand; Phuket, Thailand; Nha Trang, Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
3) Copenhagen, Denmark; Berlin, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; London; Ireland
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
Personal Website: erikdouds.com
Website for Type 1s: diabadass.com

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you to all my fans for asking questions. Let me know if there is anything else I can answer.

[@ShreyanshSrivastava]

Thank you so much man! Not sure i would be able to express it in words here, just want to say that following you for the past 2 months has brought about a very positive change in me, being a T1D. God Bless!

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you so much for sharing that. You are the motivation for me to publish and edit these videos. Keep fighting the good fight brother, we're in this for life.

[@avisekpl]

Probably the best answer I’ve got..best part of your video is the way you constructed..loved your work..Love to see more from you..hope one day we will meet somewhere in this beautiful world 😊😊

[@ErikDouds]

Appreciate the questions you all asked. Such a supportive group

[@tetheredexpat909]

Hey Erik! I have some travel/adventure envy going on as I follow your films. Awesome work! Thanks for sharing and letting the rest of us live vicariously through you ... Meagan (from Ontario slipstream and you got me psyched to start Looping).

[@ErikDouds]

Hey Meagan! Will you go this year if the slipstream gets the green light?! Yes! I’m going to put on some webinars soon about Looping to get people psyched. Took off my last CGM so now need to loop vicariously through others

[@ranjangowda9145]

Thanks for the answer Erik 😊 More power to you! Make a vlog on local banglore food & places.

[@ErikDouds]

My local places are this 10x20 patio :)

[@AntiMuslim]

Travel safe buddy!

[@susmitakarnik3322]

hey friend, bye bye stay healthy . come back India again.

[@ankitsrivastava3125]

Take care brother.

[@reeko9278]

Just an hour ago i was wondering if you actually made progress on getting your passport, and I see your new vlog. I hope this long time in india has helped you learn a lot about yourself cause I always admire ppl who move out of their comfort zones to explore the world or do things differently it always helps you understand youself more than the journey itself. Have loved watching your vlogs and have learnt more about ppl dealing with diabetes. Lots of love and respect. Hope you get to be with your family ASAP.

[@ErikDouds]

Thanks for having me on your thoughts 🙃 Learning to make chapati tonight with Jaya. Hoping to have more progress with my passport soon, if I do need to leave have to get flights sorted out soon!

[@reeko9278]

@@ErikDouds good luck on getting those chapatis in perfect round shape.😝

[@ErikDouds]

we had some creative looking chapatis - get your Sri Lanka chapati!

[@MaraNMinn]

Living on Maui we have a few varieties of Mangos. Rapoza, Haden, and Pirie. I mostly eat the Haden. They are super Yummy. Much aloha and Dhanyavaad!

[@ErikDouds]

I legit had no clue there was a whole world of mangos...AND BANANAS! Feel like I should have dove into that more :)

[@IronOre55]

❤️

[@jinks3669]

What's the name of the song at the end of the video. Also,we'll miss you man ,take care and I wish you a healthy ,peacefuly happy life ahead.

[@ErikDouds]

closed captioning had all the songs listed (impressed by Rev.com)

[@MrSolo-lu3xt]

There are around 300 types of mangoes varieties in india.

[@ErikDouds]

Mind blown.

[@soul6210]

Whoa! That covered most of the questions Erik. the songs here and most of your videos are awesome...It's inspiring that you chose and choose only positive from life ... with all the progress happening I think you ll be back home soon ...your family must be eager... The host family , the plants you watered, the doggies would definitely miss you...Big hiiii to Jaya aunty ...🤗 will miss her ... Keep up your spirits and your updates...Good luck to your passport work ...People lockdown is relaxed but still ...better to follow all hygiene etiquettes possible for self and public safety...stay safe people, thanks Erik, Jaya aunty and family and Annalisa 😊

[@ErikDouds]

Jaya and I should sit in front of the camera and talk about India and America differences. My parents encourage me to be independent since I was a young kid so being away feels normal. I will say having a family here means a lot since dealing with all of this alone would be overwhelming, plus we have a lot of fun. Thank you for all of your warm wishes!

[@soul6210]

Hahah... sounds cool...and by now probably you have many Indian subscribers...many more to come... Happy time 😊

[@Esquarious]

Are the trains running again to New Delhi? It strikes me that you might not be able to board even a domestic flight abroad with just a state issued ID. Something to be aware of.

[@ErikDouds]

You can board a domestic flight with an ID (according to people I asked.) Trains/planes are slowly opening up but also lots of questions around quarantine upon arrival and stuff like that. It’s why I’m trying to get my passport down here

[@Esquarious]

@@ErikDouds good to hear. I know NJ ID can't be used for domestic flights within the states anymore due to lack of security features but sounds like they might be a little more lax in India. Wanna get you back in one piece!

[@hriddhichakravarti9023]

Believe me erik queen Elizabeth gets her mangoes from the orchards of the descendants of the nizam in Hyderabad and among the 300 types there's only a single one that's sent Ps:- wearing a rupa frontline (vest) definitely makes you get 1/3 rd of Indian habits😝😝

[@ErikDouds]

I need to go on a full mango-hunt day! Rupa day-in and day-out

[@geetanjalikharbe8395]

well, Krishna is wrong......there are 24 different varieties of mangoes in India......here is an article if you want to know what they are ......www.holidify.com/pages/mangoes-in-india-1438.html loved the video and watching glimpses of bangalore in the background....

[@RoshanLal-bd5dw]

I scrolled down to read blaring comments about there are more than 100 types of mangoes, but no such comments.

[@ErikDouds]

Bananas and mangoes, we have more investigating to do

[@RoshanLal-bd5dw]

Being in tropical region we have better opportunities for vegitations. Climate and soil both promote varieties in India and agriculture being biggest source of earning also increases competitiveness in market to produce variety for sales.