Today unintentionally turned into a day of rest, which is fortunate because I’m exhausted. After an hour of weights this morning, I had Hindi class (today we learned numbers: ek, do, teen, chaar, paa(n)ch, chheh, saat, aath, nao, das, and some sentences as well). Apparently, we had theater class, but we weren’t informed of this, so we didn’t go… Lunch was then tasty, and we are chilling until dinner right now. After dinner, we’re going to get some apple pie! I think I’ll get some ginger-lemon tea too. Nom.
Sorry for the boring day…
I will attempt to redeem myself by telling some fun facts about India that people would like:
“Dating” in India is very strange (by our standards). Today we talked to people who are engaged to each other, and they he asked her to marry him after they had known each other for 2 days! They were engaged by a week after meeting each other.
Marriage is also governed by some interesting astrological views. Apparently, one way to propose to someone is to ask when exactly you were born to determine whether you are compatible. Although everyone does not strictly adhere to astrological determinations, astrology can play an important role in determining marriage.
Everything is seasonal in India. While food is obviously seasonal, so are the clothes that you wear, as are the types of food that you should eat. For example, although there is no rational reason why yogurt is “out of season” and we get served yogurt all the time, many people insist that it is not the season for yogurt.
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