Well friends, it has been one week since we began this journey. And the inevitable has happened: we are sick.
We are all battling varied forms of sickness. We think chicken is the culprit because it is the only thing Dani, Emily and I have eaten and Dawn has not (shes not quite as sick as the rest of us). Luckily, we all came prepared and have broken into our stash of Luna/cliff bars. The cooks were also very kind today to bring us bread and peanut butter when we couldn't stomach the Indian lunch they prepared for us. We all made it to our first shift at the hospitals but the second shift seemed like a bad idea. There were two surgeries happening this afternoon that I would have loved to see, but fainting and/or tossing your cookies in the OR is likely just as frowned upon in India as America. Fun fact learned while seeking American comforts: Netflix and HBOGo do not stream to India ("Sorry, Netflix hasn't come to this part of the world yet")
After resting for most of the afternoon we are all starting to feel better. Dani's boss invited us to a wedding this evening- and although we looked like soldiers coming out of battle, we desperately wanted to attend. It was a Catholic wedding and, much to our surprise, almost the whole service was in English. It was almost identical to a Catholic Wedding in America (except there wasn't a "you may now kiss the bride.") Even the wedding party's attire was very western. The couple seemed to be very progressive and we do not think the marriage was arranged but Dani is going to gather more details for us on Monday. We really hope to see a Hindu wedding while we are here and Dani's doctor thinks that can be arranged.
The women attending were all dressed in the most beautiful saris. It was like attending an Indian fashion show!
I've attached some pictures below of the happy couple and their parents. (The couple was probably wondering who invited the Americans)
This is all of us outside the wedding (me, Danielle, Dawn and Emily) in our Salwar Kameeze-- we were all feeling pretty weak when we took this- so hopefully I can post a healthier picture of us soon!
Missing you all,
Allie
We are all battling varied forms of sickness. We think chicken is the culprit because it is the only thing Dani, Emily and I have eaten and Dawn has not (shes not quite as sick as the rest of us). Luckily, we all came prepared and have broken into our stash of Luna/cliff bars. The cooks were also very kind today to bring us bread and peanut butter when we couldn't stomach the Indian lunch they prepared for us. We all made it to our first shift at the hospitals but the second shift seemed like a bad idea. There were two surgeries happening this afternoon that I would have loved to see, but fainting and/or tossing your cookies in the OR is likely just as frowned upon in India as America. Fun fact learned while seeking American comforts: Netflix and HBOGo do not stream to India ("Sorry, Netflix hasn't come to this part of the world yet")
After resting for most of the afternoon we are all starting to feel better. Dani's boss invited us to a wedding this evening- and although we looked like soldiers coming out of battle, we desperately wanted to attend. It was a Catholic wedding and, much to our surprise, almost the whole service was in English. It was almost identical to a Catholic Wedding in America (except there wasn't a "you may now kiss the bride.") Even the wedding party's attire was very western. The couple seemed to be very progressive and we do not think the marriage was arranged but Dani is going to gather more details for us on Monday. We really hope to see a Hindu wedding while we are here and Dani's doctor thinks that can be arranged.
The women attending were all dressed in the most beautiful saris. It was like attending an Indian fashion show!
I've attached some pictures below of the happy couple and their parents. (The couple was probably wondering who invited the Americans)
Missing you all,
Allie
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