What did the "Dha" say to the "Da" when no one in the NSLIY class could pronounce it correctly?
"I'm exAspirated!!!"
Jokes.
This week has been incredible. I haven't blogged much, and I'm really sorry about that, but I've written everything down in a notebook every day so I don't forget. Also, I've talked to my parents several times, so if you have questions, you can ask them!
Here's a quick run-through of this week:
Breakfast: Strawberry frosted flakes at home (I keep telling my family to not change their diet for me, but apparently they buy it for my host brother and sister). We come to school in vans sans seatbelt and I have my second breakfast at school in a train car. The first, second, and third graders here are taught in converted train cars, and yes, it's adorable. Then, instead of the national anthem and a cult-like pledge of allegiance, the entire school meditates together and sings a prayer in Sanskrit. I know we can't pray in school and all, but I would be 100% in favor of including meditation periods in our school day. We have several hours of Hindi class Monday through Friday, including music, dance, and yoga. The dance is even harder than it looks. If you want to see some traditional Indian dance like my host sister does, look up "Kathak, Bharatanatyam, or Kathakali for folk dances, Garba and Bhangra or any Bollywood badassery", in the words of Nina K (I asked her for suggestions).
Also, I don't want to forget: we've been coming up with Hinglish slang such as "acchutney", which means awesome sauce. Acchaa (great) + Chutney (sauce). Get it trending.
My host family continues to be amazing and super sweet. My host brother and I talked yesterday about bullying and bad Indian advertisements. Life is good. Anyway, I have to go to lunch, so that's all for now. Miss you all!
"I'm exAspirated!!!"
Jokes.
This week has been incredible. I haven't blogged much, and I'm really sorry about that, but I've written everything down in a notebook every day so I don't forget. Also, I've talked to my parents several times, so if you have questions, you can ask them!
Here's a quick run-through of this week:
Breakfast: Strawberry frosted flakes at home (I keep telling my family to not change their diet for me, but apparently they buy it for my host brother and sister). We come to school in vans sans seatbelt and I have my second breakfast at school in a train car. The first, second, and third graders here are taught in converted train cars, and yes, it's adorable. Then, instead of the national anthem and a cult-like pledge of allegiance, the entire school meditates together and sings a prayer in Sanskrit. I know we can't pray in school and all, but I would be 100% in favor of including meditation periods in our school day. We have several hours of Hindi class Monday through Friday, including music, dance, and yoga. The dance is even harder than it looks. If you want to see some traditional Indian dance like my host sister does, look up "Kathak, Bharatanatyam, or Kathakali for folk dances, Garba and Bhangra or any Bollywood badassery", in the words of Nina K (I asked her for suggestions).
Also, I don't want to forget: we've been coming up with Hinglish slang such as "acchutney", which means awesome sauce. Acchaa (great) + Chutney (sauce). Get it trending.
My host family continues to be amazing and super sweet. My host brother and I talked yesterday about bullying and bad Indian advertisements. Life is good. Anyway, I have to go to lunch, so that's all for now. Miss you all!
