I received an e-mail from my dad in regards to my home sickness. It's funny how parents always know what to say to make their children feel better, even as adults! Basically he told me that how I reacted was a cursed family trait and if I needed to, find some place quiet and alone, cry until there was nothing left, then have a good stiff drink, and go back to enjoying my trip. There was also some encouraging words about how he was proud of me and how people he talks to about my journey are jealous of my zeal for traveling to India, alone no less. To be honest, I've never really done anything I felt was worth my Dad being proud of. It feels good to join the ranks of my sisters in his bragging rights!
Yesterday was good.
The weather was perfect (80-85F) with a warm breeze, no dust halo over the city, it was enjoyable! I turned off the AC/fan in my room and opened the door because it was cooler outside than it was in my room. In the afternoon, the home owner's dog, Princess, was outside all alone waiting to be let back inside. Rahul had surprised me and came to visit early so we could go watch the India vs. Australia cricket match at Moets (super nice but chill restaurant in the market here). Princess followed him in to my room when I opened the door because she didn't want to be outside, and wanted to be with someone. Rahul didn't want her in my room, I think he was afraid she'd get dog hair everywhere. Or he's afraid of dogs, not sure which. So I lead her outside with some bread and closed the door and she came back and started knocking/scratching at the door. At first I thought it was Aunty or Uncle so I opened it, and there was Princess, she rushed inside and laid down again by my feet. It reminded me of Sheila, my family dog that passed a few years back. So I left the door open so when the maid came looking for her, they'd find Princess.
Moets has Corona which helped with my home sickness a bit. It's one of the few beers that I actually enjoy! So I ordered one and a bunch of limes and made myself a lime/Corona beer and watched the cricket game until India was starting to loose too bad. Then the staff didn't want to listen to the game so they started playing really loud trance/techno music. Then Rahul's favorite batter struck out fairly early so then we called it a night. When I got dropped off, I fed the stray dogs that live in the alley behind the house. There's an older one and a puppy. The puppy barks too much but it's so cute! That study that says that having a pet or petting an animal helps reduce stress is true. I miss having a dog and getting to interact with three today (and the Corona, and the cool air) really helped my spirits!
Today I'm making Rahul go Geocaching with me. There's one not too far from me that's a micro cache. I've decided I'm going to plant my gnome travel bug in Goa since there's a lot of foreigners there and a lot of caches that are looked after by local people who think this game is a hoot. After we hit the cache here in Delhi, we're going to go shopping. I need some new flip-flops, a pair of heavy dangle earrings since my ears are starting to close up from just wearing studs, and a few new t-shirts if I can find them. The water here is super hard water and it's eating away at my clothes and leaving bad water stains since I don't have a dryer. I look like a half-hobo most days.
Rahul said we're going to wake up super early tomorrow morning and go to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. He asked if I wanted to invite Sid and Shweta but I don't think they could get up early enough. Its supposed to be hot tomorrow so I want to get there when it opens at 6am and get it done and over with before I start to melt! Apparently the whole complex is made of marble so it gets super hot, to the point that your feet start to burn. That does not sound like fun to me!
Then again, Agra always seems to be a cursed trip when we make plans to do it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway!
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I had ordered an Azalea plant for my mom for Mother's Day. She received it today and said it was absolutely beautiful! I think she felt I was going to forget Mother's Day since I'm half way across the world, but I'd never forget my mother! I bought her a card from the equivalent of Hallmark, here in Delhi. The envelope doesn't self seal so I have to find some glue or tape and then a post office to send it. Hopefully I can get that done today as well!
Love you Mom!!! Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!
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