Despite the large quantity of food I consumed last night, I did not make it to the gym this morning. I'm going to really need to step it up a notch when I'm back in the states if I want to look halfway decent on the beach this summer.
Today was an extremely busy day. I have even less interesting things to say than yesterday. So, since nothing exciting happened, I'm just going to make more random observations/comments on life here in India.
1. The other day I saw a herd of cows walking down the main road. All the cars were swerving around them. Surprisingly no one honked at them. I wonder if that would be considered rude since they are sacred?
2. The waiters and service staff here at the Marriott are so attentive and accommodating. It's almost unnerving. No one is that eager to help in the states! And everyone wants to make sure that I'm doing well, that I'm enjoying myself, that I've had enough to eat… I feel very spoiled.
3. Everything delivers here. I feel so weird about ordering food to the office when I could just walk downstairs in the building. Even McDonalds delivers! I can't even imagine ordering McDonalds while at my office in Rosslyn. It's too bad they don't have Chipotle here in India. I would seriously order it every single day.
4. Gurgaon needs some authentic Mexican food. Rodeo, Picante, Salsa Salsaa…good effort, but Mexican food these restaurants are not.
5. Everyone still stares at me whenever I go anywhere. Especially outside of the hotel or the office. I've started waiving at them and saying "hi." If they can stare, then I can call them out on it, right?
I'm starting to get a little homesick. I really want to be in my own apartment, surrounded by my own things. I want a drink with ice in it so bad! And vegetables. I feel like just having fresh vegetables in my life would make me feel thinner.
Only six days left. That seems like a lot more now that I have written it down. Tomorrow I'm going back to Dilli Haat with Aasthaa and Ericka. I need to get more of the sandals I bought last week. Without Aditi and Priyanka to help, I don't think I'll be getting them for ₹300. Maybe I can at least swing ₹400. I mean, $7 for shoes seems reasonable.
Today was an extremely busy day. I have even less interesting things to say than yesterday. So, since nothing exciting happened, I'm just going to make more random observations/comments on life here in India.
1. The other day I saw a herd of cows walking down the main road. All the cars were swerving around them. Surprisingly no one honked at them. I wonder if that would be considered rude since they are sacred?
2. The waiters and service staff here at the Marriott are so attentive and accommodating. It's almost unnerving. No one is that eager to help in the states! And everyone wants to make sure that I'm doing well, that I'm enjoying myself, that I've had enough to eat… I feel very spoiled.
3. Everything delivers here. I feel so weird about ordering food to the office when I could just walk downstairs in the building. Even McDonalds delivers! I can't even imagine ordering McDonalds while at my office in Rosslyn. It's too bad they don't have Chipotle here in India. I would seriously order it every single day.
4. Gurgaon needs some authentic Mexican food. Rodeo, Picante, Salsa Salsaa…good effort, but Mexican food these restaurants are not.
5. Everyone still stares at me whenever I go anywhere. Especially outside of the hotel or the office. I've started waiving at them and saying "hi." If they can stare, then I can call them out on it, right?
I'm starting to get a little homesick. I really want to be in my own apartment, surrounded by my own things. I want a drink with ice in it so bad! And vegetables. I feel like just having fresh vegetables in my life would make me feel thinner.
Only six days left. That seems like a lot more now that I have written it down. Tomorrow I'm going back to Dilli Haat with Aasthaa and Ericka. I need to get more of the sandals I bought last week. Without Aditi and Priyanka to help, I don't think I'll be getting them for ₹300. Maybe I can at least swing ₹400. I mean, $7 for shoes seems reasonable.
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