We have been in Mumbai for almost a week!!! Oh my goodness! To celebrate this occasion I have decided to post on the blog!
Today we were to have been taken on a tour of the heart of Mumbai by one of the international student professors. Unfortunately, definitive statements don't exist in India (we are learning patience very quickly). The professor cancelled on us last minute. So we took it upon ourselves to go alone. We figured that if we don't take initiative, we'll end up doing nothing while we are here. It was very smelly and the pollution and litter is enormous! I don't think anything anywhere is ever clean!
There were shops that were very clean, but the litter and the residential areas are just massively dirty. We did a lot of walking and my feet hurt a bit, but I am glad I went. At the end of the evening we decided to take a break and sit on a wall. Some kids came up to us asking for money/food. We had bought biscuits (more like cookies in USA) to hand out if kids would ask for something. We gave them cookies, and then they pretty much multiplied. I only saw like five kids when we got there, but somehow there were like 10 total. They were really fun to sit and talk with.
Not much talking happened, but they would mimic our English and then we got to a point where we could figure out how to ask them what their names were. One boy, who was about eight, knew some English. It was a really great time, until one of their moms shewed us away. She didn't want us there anymore. We had a great day in India today! I am definitely ready to hit the hay tonight!
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