Today was a really long day and we did so much...however, I'm not necessarily wanting to share the details of it because it was just so much to take in. Basically, we rode a bus for the fist time and went to a slum followed by going to an alabaster shopping mall of high-end, American stuff. Then we went and ate at a really amazing restaurant with large leaves for plates, the Hindu bull temple, botanical gardens in the south end of Bengaluru(Bangalore) and stopping at a tea stand where people stay around and chat over scalding chai before heading back in awful traffic. Um, lots to analyze and I'm so tired that the last couple nights I didn't eat supper(no worries, all meals are huge and filling so skipping a meal is not a big deal, and I have granola bars). We are all tired in the group but are keeping things cool for now.

#3- ask lots of questions or you run a high risk of insulting people, being insulted, or not learning near as much as you could otherwise. #4- do not look people directly in the eyes because that way you run the risk of appearing too friendly and thereby welcoming unwanted attention...it's hard to know how and who you can respectfully greet in what context and in what way, uftah!