I'm in India!
We arrived in Dehli at around 8 pm. The minute we landed I noticed the air smelled just a little bit spicy and felt very humid. Then we began our adventure to our guest house. Traffic laws do not seem to exist in India. Lane lines are just for decoration, and driving into oncoming traffic is no big deal. I was impressed that our Indian taxi driver was not phased by the multiple almost-accidents we were involved in. I, meanwhile, was not able to keep such a composure.
Our guest house is in a Tibetan colony in Dehli: home to Tibetan refugees and several scrawny dogs. The narrow "roads" are lined with vendors selling everything from hand made jewelry to cell phones inside small shops or under flimsy shelter.
The first day was spent orientating and touring Old Dehli. It can best be described as sensory overload. The smell: heavy pollution, trash, strange food, body odor. The sounds: music (Justin Bieber and Bollywood), people yelling in Hindi and English, car horns, barking. Most notably, the sights: people, cars, auto and bicycle rickshaws, mosques, multiple-storied buildings, shops, street vendors, animals. I was disappointed whenever I took a picture because my camera couldn't seem to accurately capture all of what I was seeing.
I was captivated by everything around me; there was so much to look at. But people were captivated by us. The stares followed our group wherever we went. People even took pictures. It is difficult to get used to the fact that I am the strange looking one, I am the foreigner.
It is hard to comprehend that I will be spending the next 9 months in this country. 9 months seems like a very long time.I have never felt as dirty as I feel after today. Today was exhausting and overwhelming but a remarkable experience. I discovered the greatness of Tibetan bread and chicken momos and saw a man sitting on a sidewalk combing his leg hair with a pink comb.
Tomorrow we are touring New Dehli, and the next day we are taking a train up to a school in Mussoorie where we will spend a couple weeks.
Until next time,
Ada
We arrived in Dehli at around 8 pm. The minute we landed I noticed the air smelled just a little bit spicy and felt very humid. Then we began our adventure to our guest house. Traffic laws do not seem to exist in India. Lane lines are just for decoration, and driving into oncoming traffic is no big deal. I was impressed that our Indian taxi driver was not phased by the multiple almost-accidents we were involved in. I, meanwhile, was not able to keep such a composure.
traffic in Old Dehli
The first day was spent orientating and touring Old Dehli. It can best be described as sensory overload. The smell: heavy pollution, trash, strange food, body odor. The sounds: music (Justin Bieber and Bollywood), people yelling in Hindi and English, car horns, barking. Most notably, the sights: people, cars, auto and bicycle rickshaws, mosques, multiple-storied buildings, shops, street vendors, animals. I was disappointed whenever I took a picture because my camera couldn't seem to accurately capture all of what I was seeing.
a street in Old Dehli
I was captivated by everything around me; there was so much to look at. But people were captivated by us. The stares followed our group wherever we went. People even took pictures. It is difficult to get used to the fact that I am the strange looking one, I am the foreigner.
It is hard to comprehend that I will be spending the next 9 months in this country. 9 months seems like a very long time.I have never felt as dirty as I feel after today. Today was exhausting and overwhelming but a remarkable experience. I discovered the greatness of Tibetan bread and chicken momos and saw a man sitting on a sidewalk combing his leg hair with a pink comb.
Tomorrow we are touring New Dehli, and the next day we are taking a train up to a school in Mussoorie where we will spend a couple weeks.
Until next time,
Ada
Ada! I love hearing what you have to say! I love you and miss you.
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great post & fun photos!
ReplyDeleteaw love you too bby and miss you so much thanks!!
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