Monday, March 12, 2007

Cultural Tastes




Well, we've been experiencing some fun bartering on the road. Here, we had some aggressive shop owners when we stopped the bus to use the restroom, and they wanted to dress up all the ladies, so we figured it would at least make for a good photo op. We ate Pizza today at a restaurant that also serves Baskin Robbins, so we couldn't resist. I got a kick out of their dinner mints. They have an interesting set up where they have a bowl of like rock-sugar and a bowl of like mint seeds that taste sort of like black licorice. You scoop a little bit of sugar and a little bit of the mint seeds in the palm of your hand, and then pop it in your mouth and chew. I had a fun-time forcing some of the girls to try it. They weren't as adventurous. Oh well. We brought Simon and George along. George (pictured here) is a nurse at the clinic next to the orphanage in Raipura. He's awesome and takes good care of the children giving them checkups and taking care of medicine for them. He cam along with us so that he could help Sandra at the pharmacy. Keep praying for our health. Ansley's fever is gone, and Sandra's broke last night and they are both feeling much better.

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