I got to work around 9:00 a.m. and tried to pack as much work into the day as I could. So little time to get everything done. I can't believe how fast my last day has snuck up on me! I didn't have lunch today, but sat in the cafeteria with the girls from our team. Priyanka went on and on about how much she eats. Um, cup of rice for lunch today does not equal "lots of food." I think she would go into shock in the US. Well, to be fair, portion sizes here are like a thousand times bigger than the US I think. It's just that everyone shares food. So I don't think they really expect you to eat everything you order by yourself.
This evening, Manjeet was training a new driver. Sometimes new driver was as slow as Joe, from last week., Sometimes new driver was going 90. So, not really a consistent ride. Manjeet seemed to be ok with this.
Arjun picked me up around 8:30 so we could have dinner at the China Club. We chatted along the way, but the real fun began when we got to the restaurant and I began to poke fun at him just to hear him giggle. Of course, when he said "now you're just making fun of me" and I replied "I just like to hear you giggle," his response was to giggle. So it's win–win for me. We talked about weddings, since I had the experience of actually going to one last night. He was telling me how his "cousin-brother" (after 20 minutes, I figured out that this meant first cousin) was getting married in october and the dowry his new wife would be bringing with her was a brand new Mercedes of something fancy like that. DOWRY. Then of course I had to be a smart ass and ask him if it was normal to gift expensive cars or if some people just bring goats with them. He said no, so I asked about elephants or camels or monkeys or squirrels…? Giggle, giggle, giggle. "Why would they gift goats?" Um, because that's awesome. Duh. At least every five minutes thereafter I somehow brought goats back into the conversation. He's like, "why are you so fixated on goats?" Because saying "goat" makes you giggle, which in turn makes me laugh, and we all have fun. Great idea.
We left and headed back to the apartment. I finally had to face the fact that I wouldn't see him again and we both got sad and then swore not to say goodbye. You see, Arjun's going to be visiting the states sometime this year or next, so we'll just keep having goat conversations via facebook until then. It still wasn't easy to leave. Goodbye or no. I miss my friend already.
Oh, and when we were leaving the restaurant tonight, the manager said "see you soon." So, I need to let Ericka know that I'm expected back in India sometime in the next six months. I don't want to disappoint the good people at China Club.
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