I have an ingrained aversion to telling people what's going on in my life.
Or I'm just lazy.
Whatever.
On the last day of Puja holidays, we went out to eat.
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| They played Single Ladies. I thought it was hilarious. |
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| It looks gross, but it was actually pretty good. |
I had a really bad allergy attack a week ago (or two weeks ago? maybe? you are severely overestimating me if you think I pay attention to the date. Though it was on a Monday night, I remember that) (we think it was that green soup. turns out you shouldn't disgusting-looking mystery meals)so I was admitted to the hospital for a couple days. Not the most fun I've ever had - I hate hospitals to begin with, and then add on top the fact that I can only understand about 10% of what anyone was saying... yeah. I wasn't happy.
But I did take pictures!
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| the most uncomfortable IV I have ever worn. |
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My host mom brought me To Kill A Mockingbird to
help kill the boredom. not a bad book, and Atticus Finch
is kinda my hero now. |
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| I was admitted under a fake name. *gasp* |
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| they kept taking pictures, so I decided to return the favor. |
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| me and my bff, the oxygen mask |
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| the remnants of THAT IV. |
It took a couple days for me to recover fully, and all the Rotarians are still hovering (it WAS a week ago. or a week ago tomorrow. I'm hopeless with time.) So I spent a couple of days just hanging out at home, since I was still on holiday. Of the 4 weeks I've been here, school has been out for 2 1/2 weeks. Lucky me.
My host family had to go to Calcutta to visit the passport office the day after I got back from the hospital, so a family friend took me to see a family Puja (prayer thing. I never got a full explanation) an shopping.
we're not supposed to take pictures.
(but don't worry, I'm an American.)
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| In the hall of the mall of.... Durgapur. |
Karwa Chauth was a couple of days ago, so my host sister and I watched my host mom and the women in the "Ladies Club" perform their puja.
When school finally started up again, a cooking class was getting ready to present their dishes for marks, so I got to watch them for a while. I couldn't stay until they were done, but it was fun to watch some budding professional Indian cooks.
I am glad that you are feeling better! Thanks for the pictures. I love going to India through your eyes. I hope that you stay allergy-free for the rest of your trip (well, for the rest of your life would be nice, too. But first things first).
ReplyDeleteYay daughter, I love the blog posts!! ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm SO glad you've finally read To Kill a Mockingbird. It was one of my favorites when I was a senior in HS.
ReplyDeleteI am totally surprised that you had not read To Kill a Mockingbird. I thought that was required reading for all middleschoolers everywhere. At least that is one good thing about being in the hospital--your host mother gave it to you to read, although that would not have been a book I would have thought to have shown up in India. BTW, the picture with the mask is a classic. Glad you are feeling better. Grandma M.
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as a comfortable IV, unless they put you out cold (or give you lots of morphine), then it's not so bad. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the way your family loves to read. As a CPA, all I read was tax law, updates, planning ideas, etc. I got out of the habit of reading.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing... Such a nice information about the Indian Seafood Recipes!
ReplyDeleteCooking classes in India