Raving…
19 June 2011
So we’re here again at the hostel! The girls were so excited when they welcomed us. Jil even gave me a hug and smiled, somewhat. We came around 8 and I was in a dancing mood so I taught a few of them bachata from the song, “Un Beso,” by Aventura. Some picked it up really fast. Then I taught them how to rave!! IT was so cool. I have pictures of how it looks like. The eldest one did it.
Then Suzana has this really cool feature on her camera where we can make shapes with anything that gives light off. Some of the pictures are shown on Suzana’s facebook. I must say, it was pretty awesome. Today in the morning, we slept in until 10! It sounds funny, sleeping in only until 10 but I was so excited! I didn’t sleep til 2:30 because there was a party in the flat last night. There were local AIESECers there as well as most of the flatmates! I had a little bit of breakfast but it was a boring day at the flat. Everyone was there and I didn’t have anyone to talk to via facebook so it was boring. One of the AIESEC alumni came around 4:30 and took us to a chocolate place. It reminded me of Max Brenner and of Ashley! Sigh, Max Brenner<3 Ash, if you read this, go visit Max Brenner and make me jealous by going please?!
I went on facebook and finally saw pictures from Tracy’s computer, the ones we took in California during Spring Break. I tagged everyone and just reminded me how much I miss Golden Key. I think that since I’ve been away for a week. I just happened to see that there was a video in my YouCam and it was a video of me and Sarah. It reminded me how much I miss her. I don’t know what happened with us. I think we just had different lives and just got out of touch. I wonder if that going to happen with people at Baruch. I think this fear is why I go and try and keep in touch with everyone so I don’t lose a friend. This year seemed so harsh. I’m very cautious about friends because I make them and then get attached. My friends are amazing and just love them. No one will be able to replace them.
Before I stopped writing because a local AIESECer that Emily met, the Chinese intern, last night, texted her saying that he was here at the hostel. Sorry but to me that was just a bit weird. Someone that you met last night and they are here to see you; sounds like a stalker to me but I was talking to Suzana, Canadian and she says it must be a culture thing because in Canada it is in between the US and China. In China, Emily was explaining it seems pretty common. I guess the things that she does might be usual in China. What she does is takes pictures of everyone and of everything. She also immediately adds everyone on Facebook of maybe just a minute of meeting them. Typically, I wouldn’t do that but since India is only for two months, I’m out of options to keep in contact with them. There are some people that I am cautious of because they seem forward even for me!
Tomorrow we are meeting the principal at 11:30 to see which class we will be assigned to. For now, I’m listening to a mix tape because it reminds me of Baruch and the States. This weekend, we are going to Jaipur for the conference in India. Tomorrow, the local LC has a LC day. It should be interesting. In two weeks, the weekend of Rick’s birthday, July 9th, we might go to Mumbai. I’m excited because Prakash, AIESEC alumni, said that there’s dancing! I’m listening to this track and just dying to dance.
I calculated and spent about 3,000 rupees which is about $66 for the first week. I need to be cautious what I spend on. Hopefully, this money that I brought with me lasts me for two weeks. I do want to go traveling but I am SO CHEAP. I need to save money for Austria as well. Speaking of Austria, it hit me that I won’t be around my family for Thanksgiving and OH HAPPY FATHER’S DAY DADDY!!! It’s 11:06 pm so its 1:45pm in NYC. Suzana says that independence is good but it sucks when everyone goes away for the holidays to their families. It hasn’t hit me yet of missing them and maybe it won’t until I’m further into this internship.