The past few days have been busy settling into our life at ICSA and getting used to the crazy hustle and bustle of Chennai! We have had a great time exploring the area around ICSA, visiting shops, soaking up the local culture, and people watching (an easy thing to do as there are always people out and about!). Our tolerance for spicy food has also dramatically increased in the last 4 days as we sample more and more local dishes. The food is fantastic, and we are being forced to run in the mornings before class to try and burn off all the calories we are eating.
Yesterday morning we had our first Tamil lesson which we are all trying to put into use. At the moment, we are still limited to hello, thank you, goodbye, and how much, but with practice our vocabulary will grow. People here are always excited to hear that we are learning Tamil, so we are trying extra hard!
The real excitement of yesterday was sari shopping in busy downtown Chennai. It was an incredibly overwhelming experience - we've never seen so many people in our lives!- but we all emerged victorious with our first saris (or lungis for the men of the group)! We are all looking forward to our first opportunity to wear them!
We have lots of exciting classes coming up this week and trips out into the city, and are ready to really see Chennai!
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So glad the food is great at ICSA! Sari shopping in T. Nagar-- Awesome! I hope you're having a great time with Irene.
ReplyDeleteA look at the weather in Chennai showed high temps and lots of rain for you this week. Sounds muggy...things here in central WI are a little chilly! I am envious of the food you are experiencing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all your accomplishments already--navigating airports, enlisting help, dealing with taxis in a foreign country in a foreign language, spicy food, and saris! Impressive stuff and I'm hoping to see photos soon of the saris (and lungis)--modeled, of course.
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