I know it's been awhile...
Someone said my Hindi was very good!!!!
Sorry, I was just so excited about that, I just had to blurt it out. I mean, I wasn't exactly speaking Hindi. I was repeating the puja at the Ganges before giving an offering, but I guess I'm really good at reapeating in Hindi. Still, it was "very good!!!"
The reason I haven't been returning e-mail or posting is because I'm been in the village of Than Gaon for the past week. It's very nice up there and I sleep in a hut, take bucket baths, and wash my clothes by hand. Naturally, there is no internet. There is electricity, which is a plus, but no internet.
But yes, Than Gaon is a little village with about 200 people living in it. I was living in the Nature Quest compound which has a free clinic and school. I was observing Dr. Paul who is the doctor in charge up there. He's really sweet and I like him a lot. He's about 5'4", has a little pot belly, and pronounces "fish" as "pieze." We thought he was talking about peas and had no idea how you "catch peas" or what "salt peas" were until he pointed to a picture of a fisherman. He's also really interested in what Chinese people eat. Everyday, "Do you eat snake?" "Do you eat cat?" "Do you eat dog" on and on. He's especially interested in eating snakes. Dr. Paul is a very wise man. He was like, "In India, girls very good. They work very hard cleaning, cooking, and in school. The boys, they're all lazy." I'm looking forward to seeing him again next month.
There's not much to do in the village. I went to clinic twice a day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday we went on hikes to two villages, Bartoli and Masraj. Tuesday's hike was quite brutal. About three hours to get there and most of it was very steep and rocky. I didn't realize how much I was neglecting my body until I tried to use it. My bum was very sore the next day. There's also yoga offered twice a day. I went for the first three days, but then stopped. I guess I'm not sophisticated enough to appreciate it. I get bored and I feel like it's not very effective.
Next week we're off to Mussoorie to live in a hospital. I'm super excited since that was where I was living for a month last time I was in India. I think I'll have internet connection up there, so I'll be able to post some more stuff. And I have a cell phone! My number is 9319895522 and I get free, unlimited incoming calls (hint, hint) I don't know what the country code is for India, but I'm sure you can look that up on the internet. FYI: India is about ten and a half hours ahead of the East Coast.
That about it for now!
Sorry, I was just so excited about that, I just had to blurt it out. I mean, I wasn't exactly speaking Hindi. I was repeating the puja at the Ganges before giving an offering, but I guess I'm really good at reapeating in Hindi. Still, it was "very good!!!"
The reason I haven't been returning e-mail or posting is because I'm been in the village of Than Gaon for the past week. It's very nice up there and I sleep in a hut, take bucket baths, and wash my clothes by hand. Naturally, there is no internet. There is electricity, which is a plus, but no internet.
But yes, Than Gaon is a little village with about 200 people living in it. I was living in the Nature Quest compound which has a free clinic and school. I was observing Dr. Paul who is the doctor in charge up there. He's really sweet and I like him a lot. He's about 5'4", has a little pot belly, and pronounces "fish" as "pieze." We thought he was talking about peas and had no idea how you "catch peas" or what "salt peas" were until he pointed to a picture of a fisherman. He's also really interested in what Chinese people eat. Everyday, "Do you eat snake?" "Do you eat cat?" "Do you eat dog" on and on. He's especially interested in eating snakes. Dr. Paul is a very wise man. He was like, "In India, girls very good. They work very hard cleaning, cooking, and in school. The boys, they're all lazy." I'm looking forward to seeing him again next month.
There's not much to do in the village. I went to clinic twice a day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday we went on hikes to two villages, Bartoli and Masraj. Tuesday's hike was quite brutal. About three hours to get there and most of it was very steep and rocky. I didn't realize how much I was neglecting my body until I tried to use it. My bum was very sore the next day. There's also yoga offered twice a day. I went for the first three days, but then stopped. I guess I'm not sophisticated enough to appreciate it. I get bored and I feel like it's not very effective.
Next week we're off to Mussoorie to live in a hospital. I'm super excited since that was where I was living for a month last time I was in India. I think I'll have internet connection up there, so I'll be able to post some more stuff. And I have a cell phone! My number is 9319895522 and I get free, unlimited incoming calls (hint, hint) I don't know what the country code is for India, but I'm sure you can look that up on the internet. FYI: India is about ten and a half hours ahead of the East Coast.
That about it for now!
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