weaving school

cows resting on the side of the road in the evening.

snugglers

weaving school for widows only

rabbits. not pets.

the woman responsible for the weaving school where techniques that are otherwise obsolete are taught.

this man wanted us to buy a ride on the camel. when we disappointed him by only taking a picture, he directed the camel to an intersection and proceeded into traffic.

a silk scarf from the weaving school. three dollars.

hussain sagar lake

i went to the social sciences building to attend sociology of muslim communities only to learn that the meeting time had changed. this inspired a couple of us to ride the train to hussain sagar lake. this is the train ticket!

train

sumita, anders, and i on the ferry on hussain sagar lake.

another ferry arriving at the buddha statue in the lake.

buddha. reminiscent of the statue of liberty?

dinner at a nice restaurant. yum!

my residential permit was acquired after several hours of waiting.

city tour

the streets of hyderabad

markets near charminar

chowmahalla palace

chowmahalla palace

chowmahalla palace

chowmahalla palace

tiles at chowmahalla palace

golconda fort

people are beginning to plan trips around india and there is so much still in hyderabad!

bike day

my favorite lunch so far.

we found a swanky coffee shop in the mall. i wouldn't recommend the coffee.

anders with pants he is thinking about buying

we had celebration dinner at fusion 9

paneer kulcha with raita

tiles at the restaurant

the only boy in class.

finally! a bike! number 47. i like it because it is rusty.

tree house chai

laundry day.

all the color comes out of the new clothes after they are washed the first time.

megan in front of "shop com"

pomegranates for 10 rupees!

first view of charminar

great shirt. what does that even mean?

one of these things is not like the other....

"tree house chai" is the best so far. for 3 rupees!

we are all becoming more settled in and getting better at using the various forms of transportation as we look for more adventures in the city. after one load of laundry so far, i am beginning to realize that i live here.

new years.

yesterday we went to the SIP building to pick up the class schedules which are finally done. i have heard that courses start on january 3, but on the class schedule, it says january 15. it is very difficult to come up with a schedule because many of the classes overlap between disciplines. this is because it is rare that students take courses outside of one discipline. this is going to be fun.

after we did our obligatory tasks having to do with school, we went to the famous market of shilparamam

we all tried to work on our bartering skills but many of us got ripped off anyway

my first squat toilet.

there was even a little parade at the market.

henna!

cute children.

hypercity liquor store. white mischief? 

when we returned from the mall, we ate dinner and then began conspiring. we ended with plans to go to a nearby lake on campus and build a fire. there were fifteen of us that went by one car and three motorcycles. the middle eastern students brought their hookah and anders and i brought our mp3 players and speakers. it was a great way to celebrate the new year.

megan and jarett

sara, mister sun, anders 

sumita, me, and megan.

happy new year. i am hoping to actually get to my laundry today. that will be a good way to start off the year.