Thursday, June 11, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Its my turn to learn!
There was little time to blog about all of the things I have learned today but keep checking back for answers to your questions! Until then, here is a little teaser about my day:
Monday, June 8, 2015
Lunch time!
The food here in India looks different than what we are used to in Pittsburgh and across the rest of America but it is REALLY REALLY good! It is mostly vegitarian fare but they do offer a few meat dishes although I didn't try any of those. To answer a question from Mrs. Dunn`s class, yes some of the food is very spicey but not all of it is. I tried six different dishes at lunch today and only two of them tasted hot so the current ratio of spicey food verses non spicey is....... (insert answer in comment field below).
Out for a walk
I took a short walk this morning. It was 11:30 AM here in Bangalore but it was only 2:00AM in Pittsburgh (more dojo points to the first person to comment the correct diffence between time zones). On my walk I passed a few cows, watched a gentlman press sugar cane into a juice, and learned a little bit about the game of cricket. I didn't get any pictures of the cows but you can see the batting cages below that are used for cricket practice. Luckily, most people here in India speak two languages, Hindi and English, so communication has very easy. Did you know that cricket is the worlds second most popular sport? This is why talking with people who live differently than you is so much fun, because you are always learning something new! Has anyone at Propel Montour ever played cricket?
We're in the Money!
One of the very first things we did upon arrival into India was to convert United States dollar bills into Indian Rupees. I gave the attendant $7.84 and this is what I got in return. So who's money is more valuable? Our dollar or the Indian Rupee? Can you figure out the converstion rate? I'm giving away dojo points again!
I'm leaving on a jet plane....
To get to Bangalore I had to first fly to Washington DC and then to Frankfurt Germany where I changed planes one final time. I left Pitsburgh at 2:30PM on Saturday and arrived in Bangalore India at 4:00PM (your time) on Sunday. 5 Dojo points to the first person who can use their math skills to figure out how many hours it took me to get to India!
Its almost time to go.
Before I left Pittsburgh for my month long venture to India I went for a long run, cuddled with my dog, and packed a jar of peanutbutter. Warhol wonders: what do you think you would miss if you were going to be away from home for a whole month?
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