In India

So, I am here in India right now. It is really humid here. My host family is really awesome. I am already experiencing a lot already. There are differences that are very clear.

Breakfast was really interesting. It was actually tasty and spicy and crispy. =) I had some tea with my breakfast. And I must say that the tea here is the best I have ever had.

Turns out I am staying with the president of my rotary club. He is really nice. A bit reserved, but every once and I while, I can make him smile. My host mother is like my mother at home, to some extent. She arranged my room for me, as in put all my stuff away, it was odd to just sit there and watch her do so. I feel spoiled...



My host brother and I get alomg fine. It's wonderful. He is leaving in 15 days to the US as an exchange student, which is a bummer for me because we get along well, he is staying in Chicago...haha. Another reason I am sad he is leaving is because he is my translator... then again, I should try my best to speak. As I type this actually, my host brother is trying to teach me Gujarati, how to write and speak. I am on my way to understand more =)

Once he leaves, I get his room. haha. He has his own room. He has his own bathroom. There is a working toliet, a shower, and everything, I have air conditioning in my room when needed. This is very different from what I was expecting. I feel really lucky and spoiled. My host father is lively at times, likes to eat food and visit places, wonderful. =)

Lunch was amazing. Spicy, and amazing. Being polite in terms of accepting food, even though you don't like it, is not something you do here. If you don't like it, you don't, and you say it, very frank.

Went for a ride on my host brother's scooter, that was fun! =D It was awesome. As I passed people, I kept getting stares, but that is something I have to get use to. Went to see the school I am going to, it's huge, has 1,200 students...holy shizz.
I am registering in the science level for school, the hardest level there is, that will be interesting.

For now, I don't want to post too much, I hate spending time on the computer, so, I will say good-bye and write more in a week or two. Hope everything is well at home.