Jaipur

So for the past six weeks I have been living with an Indian family in Jaipur and taking Hindi classes and conducting research. This afternoon we're leaving on an overnight train to Varanasi and I am sad to go, but ready to leave. I'll miss my homestay family even though they were kind of crazy at times. They are an extremely traditional joint family so there are always lots of people around which I really enjoyed, but they are also very nosy and would only speak to us in Hindi most of the time.

Jaipur is a bit ridiculous. Women don't really ever go out in public if they don't have to because they get harassed on the street by Indian men. I have become an expert at walking quickly with my head down and am in the habit of wearing a shawl all the time which can be used sort of like an invisibility cloak.

Last weekend we went to the Pushkar Camel Fair which was one of the best experiences I've had so far. Villagers come from all over Rajasthan with their camels. I rode a camel, it's pretty much like riding a horse except way better. I tried to make it go as fast as it could which is not very fast.

I'll try to write more later but this is a start! Need to go finish packing...

Love, Sarah