I moved in with my family yesterday! My family has 7 people. My aamaa, Sarada, my older brother, Rajindra, and his wife, Anita and another older brother who is studying in Australia. Then there are the brother's son and daughter, Rajib(8) and Rejina(7) and me. They are all really nice and welcoming. The house is very traditional with mud floors and a woodfire oven. It is beautiful. There are marigolds on the porch outside my window and behind that are rice fields and trees and brick houses. I just love it. I was listening to "We Both Go Down Together" last night and I thought wow, this is just like my relationship with Nepal in so many ways. It stuck me when I paused it to say something to aamaa and then turned it back on to hear "Now while your head is spinning, hold tight, it's just beginning." Then there's "You come from parents wanton, a childhood rough and rotten. I come from wealth and beauty, untouched by work or duty." It was just super pertinent when i heard it.
Unfortunately I am not feeling well today and last night a tummy ache kept me up most of the night. I think it might just be cramps but I don't know.
I have to go to a lecture now but I will write more later.
4 comments:
wow, crazy connection with the song!
Hope you feel better my friend!
HI Hailey, Your new home sounds wonderful. I recall in the pre trip lit that this is bound to be one of the most challenging parts of your journey. I hope that you're feeling better today and I love you!
ohhhhhhh noooooo here comes the diarrhea!!!!!!!
haha jk and I hope you are having fun. It sounds amazing!!!
Hey you. I hope that you get better. Di-di (as we called it on my trip) does suck. I am glad you are finally in your homestay and hope things are going well. Embrace all of it, the good and the bad. You are amazing and you can do it!
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