What a beautiful day it was here in India. Woke up this morning around 8 feeling well rested and anxious to get out and explore. Our class met up for breakfast at 9, we had eggs, dosas, and the most amazing lime/orange juice. After breakfast everyone got into the van and headed to Vidya's sister's home to meet her family. Her mother was beautiful, wrapped finely in a sari and very proud to tell the group that she was 85 years old. After visiting Vidya's mother, we headed out into Chennai to begin the long day of shopping. The colors are out of this world amazing. Each of us were given 4000 rupees to spend today (approximately $100) and with under 4000 rupees I now have 3 complete outfits and 2 gorgeous scarves (which adorn the female outfit at all times).
After the first shop, Vidya took us all to a South Indian restaurant for lunch. We walked into the room and it was literally ALL eyes on us, definitely not anything I have experienced before. Lunch was delicious. After lunch we headed out for more shopping, and as the day went on I began to become more and more comfortable with the awkward long stares from the crowds of people, I guess we 8 Americans stand out a bit :)
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