Indian cuisine is very tasty and has fortunately not gotten me sick yet. I eat rice dishes at leat once a day and order masala chai after dinner. Nevertheless, I have not fully adapted to the Indian dining style yet. Indians use their right hand instead of utensils, even for rice and curries. It seems like they use a certain technique to shape the rice and flick it into their mouths, without making a mess.
Monsoon season is really showing now. Rainfalls are getting much stronger and more frequent than during the first days here. This has advantages as well, because it helps the electricity. The power goes off very often, so my showers aren't only cold, but also in the dark.
I'm the only girl working for the newspaper here and my orientation for my job will take place tomorrow. I have different working hours than the other girls here and will be busy 1 to 7 pm .
Yesterday, we went to visist the Mysore Palace, which is lit up every sunday night with thousands of lights. We also enjoyed the view on Mysore of Chamundi Hill and drove by the statue of Nandi, Shiva's mount.
Ohh glad to hear the food is delicious :) hah that's funny about the eating style--you'll be an expert before you know it!! I'm sorry your showers are cold...I know how you get cold so easily so that's a bummer! Can't wait to hear about orientation and your job and to see pics of palace and other places :) Miss you--glad to hear you sound like you are enjoying it so far !
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that everything went well. We are all excited to hear more positive news from you and hope that you don't get sick in India. Enjoy the rest of the trip and working.
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