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.

wedding

this morning when i woke up, my plans for the day were to string up a line so that i could dry my clothes somewhere in my room. instead i went to a wedding. one of the girls in the program got delayed for a day in delhi and met some americans who were headed to hyderabad for a wedding of a friend. they invited megan, so she brought 5 of her friends. it took an hour to drive to it and we didnt know where we were going, but once we were there, we were invited in with outstretched arms. the wedding started 5 hours before we got there and wasnt over when we left. we were there for 12 hours.

here we are, all dressed up.

polishing copper pots

 mister sun, marcin from poland, josh from CA, anna and anton - newlyweds from ukraine and KS, me, megan, sara, anders, grace, and joel from CA. marcin, joel, anna, anton, and josh all worked with the groom in CA and came to india just for the wedding.

 lunch. AMAZING.

 "digestive packet" dont question, just eat.

 decorated car and anders.

 grace with flowers.

 cows, of course.

 the couple.

the ceremony.

i am so tired. i better get some sleep because i have no idea what i will be doing tomorrow...

whining pups

 here is some telugu. this is an animal science book. i have no idea what is happening to the dog.

 aruna and anders.

 aruna, me, and my roommate, grace.

 my favorite note. 10 rupees.

 lunch.

 anders and mister sun with pups before they were hauled off to "the shelter." momma dog is currently crying to the moon.

 marissa.

 cows on the side of the road.

the view from the mall.