-Blank stares from everyone in the town that I am passing through
-Laughing directed at me
-Smiles and waves
-Questions asked: "where from you are?" "How are you?" "What is your name?"
-A group of boys running after me
-Lots of little kids that run out of their homes to smile and wave
My solution to deal with all of this attention that I am not used to is that I convince myself that everyone around me thinks that I am training for the Olympics and that is why they are staring at me and waving and laughing. It kind of works.
The other form of exercise is biking. Vhistar has about 12 bikes that we are able to use. Which is really wonderful. It gives us a bit of independence to go places outside of a group setting.
I have yet to bike into Bangalore. A friend and I got pretty close. The problem is that the closer you get to Bangalore the more your life is in danger. Traffic rules are optional at best. Rush hour is every hour and side walks do not exist. It was a thrilling experience however and we were really proud of ourselves. This picture is taken after we found this little shop that sold icecream, our friend here hung out with us looking for $$ which we did not help him out with but he was still happy to pose for the picture.
This picture I have just added because it rains a lot and one day we had a mud fight which is kind of exercise too...
2 comments:
Hey Lydia! Your pictures look amazing! It looks like you are enjoying yourself and adapting quite well in India! That's great that you've also been able to put your biology expertise to use with researching plants and talking with the locals. Have you picked up on any of the language yet? That would be very interesting. I hope your semester continues to go well, and I'll be sure to check back on your blogs, they are really fun to read!
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