Yesterday was a day of complete laziness. I'm a pretty pathetic picture right now, listening to Bon Iver's cd "For Emma, Forever Ago," on constant repeat, staring at the hundreds of pictures I took, believing if I look at them long enough the scenary will replace where I am now. I'm trying to digest everything and yet I'm attempting to prepare for India all the same...I miss the people who spent the summer with me tremendously...they are the only ones I can truly talk with about my travels...for they were there with me experiencing the same sensations, emotions, ....
My flight for India leaves on the night of September 3rd. I think it will be about 11 or twelve hours. I know in India, it will be September 5th when we arrive. I'll be heading for some orientations in NY on the 2nd...so I have now just about a week. I took my first malaria pill last night...I feel like the moment should have been photographed or something. Surely having contact with malaria meds is something special. Okay...I'm going to go do some Hindi, watch the Namesake, read Holy Cow...call the credit card companies, find a place in CT to find a salwar kameez....hmm, that might be hard.
2 comments:
You can't say "I'm looking for a salmar kamezey thingy" and not explain what it is.
I'm with you on the sharing of experiences. I don't even really WANT to fully talk about it with anyone else. Unless you've been there or were there, it's just hard to fully understand. My buddy started a story the other day by saying "This one time when I was drunk..." and I followed up with "This one time I was in Egypt..." ahaha it's just not the same...
By the way that picture you took of me and our shopkeeper buddy has become my new desktop background.
Take care Elena, don't forget about us while your in India!!!
Ryan
seriously...i get so bummed out when i want to say something like "i miss hearing randy!!" and no one will ever understand. Or, "i miss taco day!" or "i miss the 3300 club!!" .....which i so do ps. And I miss my steward. I miss the waterfalls in Norway...I miss the white nights...the waffles...the trains...i miss the ocean so badly! It's right outside and I know you're right next to it as well but its so not the same. I miss taking a shower and having the water go back and forth...haha...seriously. who will understand that? I even miss lynch's bow ties. Yeah..I'm in a rough place....lol....
And that picture is incredible. I know exactly which one you're talking about.
And ryan don't even tease me I'll be talking to you and everyone on SAS 24 freaken 7 when I'm in India. "Don't forget us." Please. I talked to you for like an hour today.
:)
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