Tuesday was much very much like Monday. I went to breakfast by myself and Facetimed with Cara. Made it to the office all on my own! It's the little things in life. Worked, went to lunch in the cafeteria and then back to the hotel. Just snacked for dinner, watched movies, and went to bed. One of the interesting things is that there are rolling black outs here. So everything shuts off for a few seconds and then turns back on randomly through the day. They happen at the office and the hotel. Also the addresses are SUPER vague. For example, my hotel is "near cyber towers, madhupar."
Wednesday. Breakfast was the same, Lunch in the cafeteria again. I find going to lunch in the cafeteria is fun with the people I work with because I get to ask them questions. One of my colleagues had an arranged marriage so I was asking questions about that. He was explaining how his aunt had seen a girl and then his family had gone over to see her. The families basically interview each other to make sure they're marrying their son off to a good girl and the girl into a good family. After that they compare their astrological charts and at least 18 categories out of 36 need to match to be considered a good match. He and the girl go to interview each other as well and talk about their goals and what they thought they'd do in the future. Fascinating. Had an orientation meeting for the rotators who are here and got to meet more people! Also found a garden right by our building that has beautiful flowers and lawns. There was no one in there and most people take "the lap" by walking around the building. Decided I needed to venture out from the hotel and wanted to get dinner. We went to Ginger Court for dinner which has Indian Food and also Chinese. There is quite a bit of Chinese food around. Daniel, Mackenzie, and I decided to order a few things and then share. We had Crispy Corn, Murg Kurchan, Prawn Masala, and I think a curry with garlic Naan of course. The restaurant has two levels including a roof top portion. Daniel and I had some beers while Mackenzie had water. Crispy corn is literally the best thing ever. It kind of looks like corn nuts but it just pops a little in your mouth and must be breaded in something, but its incredibly tasty. Road back in an auto "tuk tuk" and went to bed.
Thursday- Breakfast was the same, Lunch in the cafeteria again. Every day I tried something new in the cafeteria. I guess there are places that deliver food pretty close to the office, but I haven't taken advantage of that yet. The food so far has been really good. I usually keep breakfast the same to try and get protein in my diet. After having a meeting about what we need to do to register for the FRRO while we're in India, we came back to the hotel. We had gotten a letter from the hotel staff saying that they were inviting us to an extended happy hour so we could get to know the staff. I finished my work from the happy hour. They do not give small pours here. I had red wine and they would poor me half a glass every time! A ton of the rotators came so it was great to meet more people. I met Ellie from the UK Redding office. She's great fun. I also met two other Kristin's- they even spell their names correctly! One from Houston and one from Denver. That's a whole lot of awesomeness in one area!
Friday-Happy Holi! Ate breakfast with Ellie and Daniel while waiting to take off for our Holi celebration. Holi is the festival of colors. I learned today that part of the fun is that you don't know who's from country because everyone is covered in color. There was so much dancing and the music was incredible! We went to the Aqua at the Park Hotel. So happy I got a throw away outfit as it was everywhere!! It was unlimited food and drink while we were there and they provided the colors. We organized a big group of USI Professionals to go and they showed us how it was done. Some of the highlights included a local man shoving a shot of vodka straight in my mouth in an edible shot glass, being tossed in the pool twice by my USI ladies, having a "green" paste shoved in my mouth, and in general just everyone being so happy and friendly. Everyone was having so much fun! I believe Indians must love to dance because most people never left the floor. Daniel, Mackenize and I took an auto back so we wouldn't have to wait for our taxi (I was still really wet from the pool) and headed back to our hotel. I walked straight in and headed directly to the shower. I washed my hair twice and scrubbed down a few times as well. I was so tired at that point that I took a long nap. Like really long. I got up again showered for the second time this time using almost a full bar of soap. I'm pretty sure my hair is purple but its still wet so I'm not positive! Guess we'll find out tomorrow. Decided I was too tired to meet up with people at the Novotel and instead ordered room service (my first time)- I had tomato soup and Naan. It was meh- the Naan on Wednesday was better. Now i'm writing this blog out and watching Harry Potter while trying to keep my eyes open!
Can't wait to see what the rest of the this trip has up its sleeve! So inredible!
Wednesday. Breakfast was the same, Lunch in the cafeteria again. I find going to lunch in the cafeteria is fun with the people I work with because I get to ask them questions. One of my colleagues had an arranged marriage so I was asking questions about that. He was explaining how his aunt had seen a girl and then his family had gone over to see her. The families basically interview each other to make sure they're marrying their son off to a good girl and the girl into a good family. After that they compare their astrological charts and at least 18 categories out of 36 need to match to be considered a good match. He and the girl go to interview each other as well and talk about their goals and what they thought they'd do in the future. Fascinating. Had an orientation meeting for the rotators who are here and got to meet more people! Also found a garden right by our building that has beautiful flowers and lawns. There was no one in there and most people take "the lap" by walking around the building. Decided I needed to venture out from the hotel and wanted to get dinner. We went to Ginger Court for dinner which has Indian Food and also Chinese. There is quite a bit of Chinese food around. Daniel, Mackenzie, and I decided to order a few things and then share. We had Crispy Corn, Murg Kurchan, Prawn Masala, and I think a curry with garlic Naan of course. The restaurant has two levels including a roof top portion. Daniel and I had some beers while Mackenzie had water. Crispy corn is literally the best thing ever. It kind of looks like corn nuts but it just pops a little in your mouth and must be breaded in something, but its incredibly tasty. Road back in an auto "tuk tuk" and went to bed.
Thursday- Breakfast was the same, Lunch in the cafeteria again. Every day I tried something new in the cafeteria. I guess there are places that deliver food pretty close to the office, but I haven't taken advantage of that yet. The food so far has been really good. I usually keep breakfast the same to try and get protein in my diet. After having a meeting about what we need to do to register for the FRRO while we're in India, we came back to the hotel. We had gotten a letter from the hotel staff saying that they were inviting us to an extended happy hour so we could get to know the staff. I finished my work from the happy hour. They do not give small pours here. I had red wine and they would poor me half a glass every time! A ton of the rotators came so it was great to meet more people. I met Ellie from the UK Redding office. She's great fun. I also met two other Kristin's- they even spell their names correctly! One from Houston and one from Denver. That's a whole lot of awesomeness in one area!
Friday-Happy Holi! Ate breakfast with Ellie and Daniel while waiting to take off for our Holi celebration. Holi is the festival of colors. I learned today that part of the fun is that you don't know who's from country because everyone is covered in color. There was so much dancing and the music was incredible! We went to the Aqua at the Park Hotel. So happy I got a throw away outfit as it was everywhere!! It was unlimited food and drink while we were there and they provided the colors. We organized a big group of USI Professionals to go and they showed us how it was done. Some of the highlights included a local man shoving a shot of vodka straight in my mouth in an edible shot glass, being tossed in the pool twice by my USI ladies, having a "green" paste shoved in my mouth, and in general just everyone being so happy and friendly. Everyone was having so much fun! I believe Indians must love to dance because most people never left the floor. Daniel, Mackenize and I took an auto back so we wouldn't have to wait for our taxi (I was still really wet from the pool) and headed back to our hotel. I walked straight in and headed directly to the shower. I washed my hair twice and scrubbed down a few times as well. I was so tired at that point that I took a long nap. Like really long. I got up again showered for the second time this time using almost a full bar of soap. I'm pretty sure my hair is purple but its still wet so I'm not positive! Guess we'll find out tomorrow. Decided I was too tired to meet up with people at the Novotel and instead ordered room service (my first time)- I had tomato soup and Naan. It was meh- the Naan on Wednesday was better. Now i'm writing this blog out and watching Harry Potter while trying to keep my eyes open!
Can't wait to see what the rest of the this trip has up its sleeve! So inredible!
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