Today has been a good day. Let me tell you why.
India is a huge, crazy, overwhelming place. Although it is much less so now than when we first got off the plane, it can kind of pile up on you over time, since there really isn't any way to get away from it. When we first got here, we were put up in an air conditioned hotel that fed us three squares a day, so we could always retreat when we needed some peace and quiet to preserve our sanity. Now, however, we've been turned loose into the city and are forced to fend for ourselves, all the time. This can be difficult and exhausting, because even simple things you take for granted (like being able to go into a grocery store and buy whatever food you need) aren't an option here. It can leave you feeling helpless and incapable of functioning. It can be pretty rough.
But, on the other hand, this provides an opportunity to feel awesome about accomplishing even the most basic things. For example, today I booked our railway tickets online for our trip to Amritsar tomorrow (we're traveling about 450 km for $4 each), found us a really good (and cheap!) South Indian restaurant at which to have dinner, went out and bought a bunch of inexpensive but high quality clothes, and then on the way home, fought through a crowd to dive into a moving auto rickshaw, thereby securing a spot in the (highly contested) 5 rupee per person ride share.
So, basically, today I was a fully functional human being, and that's kind of a big deal. Days like this make me really happy to be here.
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Go Roxy!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou'll be running the place before you're done.
What a great day! I'd really like a front-row view of you fighting through a hording crowd to dive into a moving rickshaw. You're turning native!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm so proud of you! You are going to take this country by storm when you come home.
ReplyDeleteAll the responses above me seem pretty sure that Roxy wrote the message, but I read all the way through it thinking it was Jordan.
ReplyDeleteI had a system for deducing who the poster was: If the title of the post is a string of nonsensical words and/or sarcastic, then the poster is Jordan. If not, then the poster is Roxy. "Booya!" is not a real word, therefore, I auto-attributed Jordan to be the writer.
In, the future, please do not break the rules. Otherwise, nobody will ever know who is writing what and robotic hamsters will rule the world!
PS: I just saw the in tiny font at the bottom of the post, "Posted by Roxy." Anybody can read the answer to the who-posted-what mystery. I still like my way better.
ReplyDeleteCaleb,
ReplyDeleteSometimes truth trumps fact.