Abnormal Norms

Things that might seem out of place elsewhere are just so normal here, like two sisters cooking a meal over a campfire on the government hospital lawn, with earphones in listenin' to some tunes.

Redefining hospitality

Last week was a little crazy with firsts: I got invited to a wedding
as I shook my officemate's hand to meet him for the first time "Hello,
my name is Chenden, please come to my wedding."

I met my neighbor, Shobnu. She introduced me to her daughter and
invited me to her first granddaughter's naming ceremony, where all of
the family gets together to name the child and each gently whispers in
her ear her new name, "Athiti".

And to wrap up the week, Christmas carollers came at 11:30pm on Sunday
night, singing amazingly and praying with the family where I'm
staying. They continued carolling until 4am!

"Southern hospitality," move over, here comes something leaner. Wait,
neither the food in India nor in the American south can qualify as
lean, but South Indian hospitality would surely give Alabamans a run
for their money.

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Attending my first wedding reception in India

7:00 start, notice the empty seats at 8:30 pm...people have barely
begun to arrive