So we are now learning hindi and taking classes about the history of rajasthan. The teachers are all indian and speak with beautiful if not difficult to understand accents. Class starts around 9 and we take open motor rickshaws to school in the morning. We get a chai break mid morning, and fresh indian food for lunch. the food is to die for, which is not so good for the long run seeing as its easy to eat yourself into a coma.
Yesterday we walked up to a fort/palace at the top of the city in the mountains and looked out over all of Jaipur. The city is huge, and even from the top of the mountain we could hear horns and a general din. The thing that is weirdest is that it is like a normal city, but there are animals everywhere. The cows are totally irreverent of the cars, and the dogs are painfully cute and probably rabid.
this afternoon we went looking for traditional clothes wich are a little hard to get used to. its like mc hammer pants and tunics. We all look a little funny. everything is insanely cheap though, and its easy to get a full beautiful outfit for about 20 dollars. today a little indian man biked us through the city to get to a plaza for the equivilant of 50 cents.
it is still amazing to me how different it is here but everyday we learn how to manage and tomorrow we head off to the homestays. It will be a very strange experience but i think i am ready to be part of a family that can show me how to get everythig that i need. WE still get to take rickshaws to school, and perhaps i will find a favorite chai walla.
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