Day 6
Today was a day spent exploring the world of vegetables and fruits. There are many plants that are common here that you would be hard pressed to find in America. Several of these I don't even know how to say in English. Juices are fairly standard fare but nothing beats fresh juice. I don't mean fresh as in you squeeze the juice yourself. I mean fresh as in you grow the fruit yourself and then squeeze it. In terms of juices: Sugar cane > coconut > orange.
Day 7
Today was the day I finally succumbed to illness. One cannot go to India without being sick. However this time it wasn't food poisoning. I got a cold from something. Perhaps I'm allergic to one of the random foods I eat here. Knowing myself I'll probably keep eating or doing whatever it was that got me sick in the first place. I'm all about that immediate gratification that leads to later suffering. Oh well.
Day 8
Today was the first day without some sort of function going on here. It was a day of leisure. A busy schedule of resting was interspersed with breaks for food. The most strenuous of activities was picking vegetables for lunch. There is a quality about rural India that you can't find in the busy cities of the western world. I can sit here on the porch doing absolutely nothing for hours and not be bored. The air is so fresh, the wildlife is stunning and, when there is a slight breeze, it's just perfect.
Day 9
Today marks my last day out in the country with my dad's side of the family. At night I'll be taking a train back to Bangalore. It's hard to realize that I only have a week left in India before it's back to the hustle and bustle of school life.
On a side note I may have lost the house cat. I was going for a walk and it followed me to the road where I left it and it hasn't come back to the house yet. It was only 2 months old but probably led a good life.
Day 10
Nothing happened today.
Today was a day spent exploring the world of vegetables and fruits. There are many plants that are common here that you would be hard pressed to find in America. Several of these I don't even know how to say in English. Juices are fairly standard fare but nothing beats fresh juice. I don't mean fresh as in you squeeze the juice yourself. I mean fresh as in you grow the fruit yourself and then squeeze it. In terms of juices: Sugar cane > coconut > orange.
Day 7
Today was the day I finally succumbed to illness. One cannot go to India without being sick. However this time it wasn't food poisoning. I got a cold from something. Perhaps I'm allergic to one of the random foods I eat here. Knowing myself I'll probably keep eating or doing whatever it was that got me sick in the first place. I'm all about that immediate gratification that leads to later suffering. Oh well.
Day 8
Today was the first day without some sort of function going on here. It was a day of leisure. A busy schedule of resting was interspersed with breaks for food. The most strenuous of activities was picking vegetables for lunch. There is a quality about rural India that you can't find in the busy cities of the western world. I can sit here on the porch doing absolutely nothing for hours and not be bored. The air is so fresh, the wildlife is stunning and, when there is a slight breeze, it's just perfect.
Day 9
Today marks my last day out in the country with my dad's side of the family. At night I'll be taking a train back to Bangalore. It's hard to realize that I only have a week left in India before it's back to the hustle and bustle of school life.
On a side note I may have lost the house cat. I was going for a walk and it followed me to the road where I left it and it hasn't come back to the house yet. It was only 2 months old but probably led a good life.
Day 10
Nothing happened today.
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