Yesterday after our meetings we all got a little bored and two of the guys decided that we should go to the beach so everyone that wanted to go went downstairs and Pramod (the graduate student who is babysitting us here) bargained for an auto rickshaw which was very entertaining to watch. He eventually got the right price and nine of us piled into 3 cars and started swerving through Indian traffic, where laws are merely suggestions. It was a little scary at times but it was fun. We all met up at the beach and put our feet in the Indian Ocean and then walked around. We had cotton candy, roasted con with lime and chili, and ice cream. One of the girls had her palm read and all of the girls got some colorful bangles.
Today we had our first individual meetings with the person we are working for at Larsen and Toubro. Our leader made very efficient use of time an we were done within an hour, but we were the only ones. So we walked around and got juices, I had a banana lissi which similar to a banana and yogurt smoothie. Then we walked around some more and just decided to leave because we weren't doing anything productive. We bargained for an auto rickshaw and then the driver tried to charge us more but we did not allow it.
1 comments:
Sounds like a lot of price haggling... I am not sure I could do it! You are going to be the best culture expert when you get back!!
Also, I love the frequent updates... it's great to hear about day-to-day life!
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