Hey Guys;
Sorry about not having posted anything for a long time! Things have been super busy and i time has been flying by so fast. I went to the Punjab/Pakistan border this weekend. After a 10hr ride one way we ended up making good friends with our taxi driver and stayed at his house in his villiage in the middle of nowhere. The experince was amazing, and somthing money couldnt buy. Indian hospitality is amazing, they are so accomidating and friendly. I would NEVER in my life if i was a taxi driver invite some white people into my home and feed them. I would tell them to git a hotel with thier money thier parents gave them and buy thier own damn food. But Not Sodi! He was the best taxi driver ever! His wife is pregs, and he only gets to come home 1 time in every two months and its so sad. He is so close with his family and i got to meet all his family and extended family becasue they all live in the same compund. I drank Chia on the roof tops and carried rice sacks on my head. Because we were in a farming village, the surronding areas are fields of rice or sugar cane. AND the people in the vilage it was thier firsttime seeing white people. So tons of people came to take pics with us "whites" I keep calling myself white, its scaring me. they are empty words tho. I went to the Golden Temple and Pakistan Border. Shit was hectic it was on Ghandi's birhday. Matt got mugged, Molly almost got impaled on a fence, Carol Ann got lost in a mob of thousands and thousands of people at the border. In which she almost punched someone in the face, started crying, and then bought Matt and cabbage ruppee sandwhich. I have SO MUCH to write about that iam not going to iam putting a link of Molly's blog becasue she took the time to write about this weekend. This journy for me is countinuing to change my life day by day. I cant beleive i have been here for more than a month now, and still have 2months to go. I just feel like i cant take it in as fast as it is comming.
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Thats Molly's blog, please read it. It's long but you have to hear about my weekend.
With love and squalor
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| In Sodi's parents flat |
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| The Food they made us |
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| Drinking Chia on the roof top |
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| Sodi's family that all live within 10steps |
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| Golden Temple |
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| Pakistan border on Ghandi's birthday |
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| Kids that have never seen "white" People before |
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| Gaurd at the border |
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| Rice field in the village we stayed in |
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| Drinkin fanta at Sodi's sisters. |
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| One way dirt road |
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| Husky Life carrying rice sack |
Facinating life you are experiencing there Chloe. We really need to use our imagination to relate to such a life in the Punjab. You drank Fanta! I used to drink that back in my childhood.
ReplyDeleteThe photos really enhance your story, thank you for taking the time to upload them.
So grateful you are happy in India.
Off to yoga class.
Namaste.
Hi Chloe!
ReplyDeleteIt's Aunty Pam. Stayed at your house last night. Have read your latest blogs. You could do a documentary with your pics and stories. Now I can tell our kids at work you have seen the Golden Temple! I'm glad you are having the time of your life Chloe. Grannie's a little worried about the bet though. Shay says that you may be a little jeal about Badesh as he's now got the baby status in the fam. He's running around right now li8ke a little colt.
Time for breaky with your mom. Love you lots, Aunty Pam
Wow, Molly's blog certainly gives you insight on how hard these folks have to work. Don't think you would get us "foreigners" to only take 10 days off a year. We are so lucky.
ReplyDeleteHow is the classroom stuff going? Are the children learning what they are saying or is it still by rote (memory)?
What an experience. What will you be doing for the 15th? Does anyone know your birthday is then? Cheers, Auntie Carol and Unca Grant
Hey Chloe, Sound like a very exciting and quite the learning experience as well. Im sure u will home home a different person. Being there and seeing how these people live. We all need to see that to appreciate what we all have. Im so proud of you and love all ur stories. Mollys was a great one too! Take care all of you....PS Love all your pics....So awesome...loveya Carol
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