Hello all,
I'm on the clock (a whole 20 rupees per half hour...which is like 50 cents), so this is going to be quick and dirty.
Jackie, Aaron and I are now in Rishikesh. When Aaron and I arrived in New Delhi yesterday at 5:00am, I was so happy to finally see color. In the desert, there is not much color. Despite the beauty that is countless tons of sand, it has been nice to see trees, shrubs, brightly painted vehicles and goats (also brightly painted, in case you wondering). We wandered around for a bit and we learned how to ignore insistent people, that I look Indian (...with this hair?), where to hide your money and that 4am fireworks are acceptable. We spent most of the day being hassled because we didn't no any better but made it home alive, had a wonderful dinner with my friend Raman and his wife and watched a little anime in Hindi.
This morning, Jackie arrived (hamdulillah, seeing as the hostel is unmarked, two streets past one dirt road, across from a building without an address and between an Indian food restaurant and an apartment, both so clearly marked...) and we moseyed over to the bus station, found a bus to Rishikesh at 9:30am and made it here by around 7. Awesome.
Jackie and I are staying at a dank (good dank, not bad dank) place at the top of a mountain and drinking tea while overlooking the Ganges. Jealous? Thought so. Aaron is.....somewhere else and hopefully we will find him in the morning. He's the only white person in a baseball cap for miles, so I can't imagine it being too difficult....*sigh*. Good thing we have a nice vantage point?
love,
anneke
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