So the other day we went on an adventure to a Lonely Planet suggested restaurant, meaning that we saw incredible amounts of foreigners (that and the fact that the aartis this month attract incredible incredible numbers of tourists- we saw probably about 100 foreigners yesterday!), and it was so strange to be sitting in the company of so many other white people who were interested in talking to us (apparently, we are like locals now- such a weird thought). It was also really interesting to hear all of these stories of people and why they came to India. For example, we met someone who came here to look for an NGO to work for during the summer while her chef boyfriend is experimenting with real Indian cooking. We also met someone who visits India all the time, a sort of long-term tourist who comes back every couple of years. I am very fascinated by the reasons why people end up here, especially because it seems so incidental and random that I am here myself.
An ending note: The food was pretty good- I got some serious dairy products (mostly cheese). Dairy is definitely something I miss.
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