Shopping

No school today because a little boy was hit by a school bus in Tamil Nadu, so certain schools around the state are striking by not opening. My host father says strikes like this happen 4-5 times in a year. Moment of silence for the boy.

In celebration of the 3-day weekend and pre-celebration of my birthday (which I am planning to spend in Chennai with my host mom's close friend), some friends took me shopping. I was expecting some shops like in Cambodia, but the only ones we entered were ridiculously nice. The first one was a 3-story building with thousands of clothing choices. I ended up buying a beautiful, surprisingly cheap, bright pink saree to wear on my birthday and some matching bangles. It was difficult to choose one because they were all so beautiful, but I figure I need to go slow if I'm gonna be here for another nine months. So excited with my choice, we walked around the street for a while window-shopping and finally went to eat. I will post pictures of my pink saree soon!