Merry Christmas from Meghalaya
I happen to be in a city that, as a result of Christian missionaries, makes a fair deal of Christmas. Generally I'm opposed to soliciting one's beliefs on other people (My grandma would always point to the 'no soliciting' sign by the door and tell the door-to-door Mormons that they were soliciting their faith) but in this case I appreciate their efforts for the familiarity it brings me now. I attended and sang at a Baptist Church ceremony conducted in English and Garo (native tribal language) in a part of India that is basically Myanmar. See, there's been lots of inter-cultural interaction even before cell phones and the internet!
Its quite a bummer to be away from the family at Christmas time, but I have to be thankful for things I've experienced and seen this far into my sojourn in India. Like a car absolutely laden with what I discovered to be toilet paper rolls - someone had to explain to me they were going to get re-rolled. Or the beautiful himalayas in Sikkim, or Darjeeling (If I had to pick anywhere in India Darjeeling has been my absolute favorite place ever, I could live there). And I have in about a week a trip to Nepal before heading back to school (ugh).
Merry Christmas from the East, Best Wishes and all, Sedona
I happen to be in a city that, as a result of Christian missionaries, makes a fair deal of Christmas. Generally I'm opposed to soliciting one's beliefs on other people (My grandma would always point to the 'no soliciting' sign by the door and tell the door-to-door Mormons that they were soliciting their faith) but in this case I appreciate their efforts for the familiarity it brings me now. I attended and sang at a Baptist Church ceremony conducted in English and Garo (native tribal language) in a part of India that is basically Myanmar. See, there's been lots of inter-cultural interaction even before cell phones and the internet!
Its quite a bummer to be away from the family at Christmas time, but I have to be thankful for things I've experienced and seen this far into my sojourn in India. Like a car absolutely laden with what I discovered to be toilet paper rolls - someone had to explain to me they were going to get re-rolled. Or the beautiful himalayas in Sikkim, or Darjeeling (If I had to pick anywhere in India Darjeeling has been my absolute favorite place ever, I could live there). And I have in about a week a trip to Nepal before heading back to school (ugh).
Merry Christmas from the East, Best Wishes and all, Sedona
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