Originally posted: February 26th, 2014
Chillin in bed after my 1st full Day in India. Some thoughts since I wrote last:
– I miss Dogan’s playlist already…. DMX and Coldplay mixed with traditional Turkish music was solid
– Something else I forgot that was different outside the United States, people carry their babies differently. I saw one lady in the Austian airport curling her baby like a dumbell, with the baby’s head almost hitting the corner of the wall as she rounded a corner, while another man carried his toddler under his arm like a surfboard! YBOLO
– I was in a little meat shop in Gurgaon when a Hindi remix of 50 Cent’s “In da club” came on, and it was awesome
– why is my accent so fickle? I spent 3.5 days with an Aussie and spent the last 2 of them speaking with an australian accent. Wonder what I’ll sound like in tree weeks!
– I’ve watched 3 Bollywood movies in the past week. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was wonderful. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was an amazing film. Loved it! Third, I saw Aashiqui 2, which was amazing but really sad. after watching these, three questions: Why do Bollywood movies make me so emotional? Why are Bollywood movies better than Hollywood movies? Why are the Bollywood actresses so much more desirable than their Hollywood counterparts? Seriously, if going on looks alone, they win. Then you add their unbelievable voices (I really hope they’re not lip syncing). Brb while I pop open a new tab. Ok i’m back, Google tells me they are lip syncing. Scratch that. Bollywood actresses are still gorgeous though. My favorite song was Kabira, or this one from Aashiqui 2- Chahu Main Yaa Naa (the link posted in the original article was taken down for copyright reasons, so here's a link to the song with, incidentally, Turkish subtitles. My travel worlds collide)
– Flying into Delhi at night is cool. The whole city is black and littered with lines of orange and yellow lights. I feel like I’m flying into a volcano. Or Mordor. Pumped.
– Today Apoorva sees me in my t shirt and shorts (for the first time this year) while zipping up her jacket and asks oh my goodness aren’t you cold?!?! ………………………….Apoorva, it’s 70 degrees out… Where I’m from we don’t put jackets on for this kind of weather
– Also today: Saw a man on the metro wearing a “RICKY MARTIN: LIVE IN INDIA” jacket. Still wondering why I didn’t ask him how many rupees he wanted for it…
– We also went to see the coolest monument ever today, the Qutb Minar. Un. Believable. Plus we had photoshoots because a) it was a breathtaking place, and b) because “like every Indian has had at least one profile picture taken here.”
Qutb Minar
The detail, not only on this minar but the surrounding structures, is raw
My mom loves flowers, and we found massive ones. So mom if you still read my blog, this is for you….This is also a test to see if you still read my blog.
– So much more to talk about (SO MUCH) but I need to sleep. Maybe next time goonies.
