cultureshoks: I have still not had ‘the culture shock’ and I think I never will. Things are different. There is bacteria. There is pollution. There are rules. There are castes. There is the bad bad smell. And there is the extreame poverty. Different languages. I am different.
The reasons I have not had ‘my cultureshok’ are many. First, i think it is the fact that I acknowledge that I am different here, not the surroundings. Other facts include globalization. There is always something similar around me to damper the shock. Familiar weahter here in Rishikesh – Backstreetboys tunes on the train – cafes. India is not quite as different to the western world as I had imagined. I have indeed had some beers here and even a dram of (very bad very illigal wiskey) in Gujarat (the dry state).
me and weather: I have always thought of myself as not depended on weahter. Not so true. Now i am starting to plan my trip according to weather… and guess what! Yes… im heading to the south for the sun! The thing is, that i want to get the best out of my stay in india. naturally. and right now South of India is the place to go. The fog here up norht doesnt only affect activities being less available, it also blockes the sights to the marvelous mountains. So I learn from my dearest colleegs at ITM: follow the sun. Perhaps that will be my no.1 advice when i come back… in stead of my normal: ‘there is no such thing as bad weather, only wrong clothing’.
indian food: I love Indian food. I even think I can say that I have aquired the tastebuds for it. I want my food spycy! But … after I got sick, 4 days ago, i cannot even think about rice. I just want water and a banana. Please tell me this is temporary!
internetcafes: It is too easy to spend time in places like this. I will go now.
January 6, 2010 at 14:11 |
I like the “follow the sun”… thing :))
Gleðilegt nýtt ár!
Kveðja úr Bankastrætinu,
Aldís
January 7, 2010 at 17:19 |
Like the “follow the sun” thing :)
Gleðilegt nýtt ár og takk fyrir samstarfið á því gamla,
Aldís og Fiona
January 8, 2010 at 23:12 |
Hvenær koma svo myndir?
January 9, 2010 at 07:40 |
eg tarf ad finna ut ur tvi vandamali….
January 10, 2010 at 23:50 |
Hi dóttla mín.
Vona að allt gangi vel.
Ótrúlegt ,en nú ert þú búin með mánuð.Hálfnuð!!Er þetta eins og þú hélst?
miklar andstæður.!?
Héðan er allt gott að frétta.
Berglind og Diddi búin að skrifa undir leigusamning á Akureyri.þau fara 1.feb. Ætla sjálf að keyra búslóðina.
Gangi þér vel með yogað og ferðina þína í heild.
Koss og knús
þín mamma
January 12, 2010 at 21:50 |
Elsku Jóhanna mín.
Var að vona að þú værir búina að færa eitthvað nýtt inn.Bíð spennt eftir næsta pistli.
Love
mamma
February 1, 2010 at 12:16 |
Bonjour Johanna, I have been reading this regularly and thanks!! It’s nice, it feels you are not so far after all… Well and you mention ITM so that makes me smile :) I quit by the way! Beginning of March, I am gone… leaving Iceland for either Berlin, London, Madrid or Paris. 2010 is time for a change!! I hope you feel good, sound and safe. I am sure you are learning and discovering so many things… at least the reading of this blog makes me envious, but also very, very happy for you to be able to go on such an experience! Take care sweetie, enjoy India and don’t miss the snow… there is none here ;) Bisous!!