Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Still can't figure out the picture thing but soon...?

I live in a paradise. There are 72 Palm trees creating a tropical canopy overhead. The weather is great. 70's all the time. Rain down pours come and go with out warning because it is monsoon season. The dorm that I live in is really nice as well. There is an odd amount of girls (13) and boys (3), so Ben and I are the only two to have our own rooms. Since I got here first and was therefore sleeping when the rest of the group arrived, rather than disturb me, I awoke to find that everyone had roomates except me. This made me a bit sad at first but I am quickly realizing how lucky I am. It is nice to not have to share my space with anyone. We all are together much of the day, so evenings to myself are refreshing and necessary.
So far I have not gotten sick or had any problems. 2 on the trip have had "jungle fever." This includes vomiting, diahrea, and a fever. yikes.
We have been warmly welcomed. Everything we need is provided for us. I now understand why the man I sat next to on the plane kept telling me that we would be treated very well here. In India guests are treated better than family and are closer to the level of gods. It is almost sickening how well we are treated. We are far wealthier than most people here, but we still get royal treatment.

2 comments:

Jonathan said...

Do they treat you well because you're guests or do they treat you well because they are your 'host families'? Do they treat other guests 'royally'? That is pretty interesting.

Jonathan said...

Do they treat you well because you're guests or do they treat you well because they are your 'host families'? Do they treat other guests 'royally'? That is pretty interesting.