{friday fives}

i can't believe it is already time for friday fives again! the weeks have been flying by. we just finished our 5th week in India! CRAZY!! it was a great week, with 5 things coming easily to mind.

1.     Home cooked meal & dress up.

·      Saturday evening the group of us girls went to our friend Suguna’s house. We met Suguna in the Pharmacology department. She invited us to her apartment to cook us a meal and show us pictures of her wedding. As girls of course we were curious about her wedding ceremony and an afternoon of hanging out sounded amazing. She does not live with her husband as he is back home running his business, as she finishes her PhD. Being on her own, she like us is always looking for things to do. She shared with us some Indian sweets, told us all about her wedding and husband (you can really tell she loves him dearly) and showed us her wedding pictures. She also pulled out all of her saris (sarees) she had with her…enough to cover he entire bed! She is like any other girl and loves clothes. We of course had to have a fashion show and play dress up. To finish off our night, Suguna made us a home cooked meal traditional to her part of the country and made it less spicy just for us- it was so good! She was so sweet and we all had a great time talking and laughing with one another. We left with our bellies and hearts full. 

2.     Package

·      I got a package from my parents this week. It had tons of food and other things I had asked for. I am so thankful for the little bits of home and comfort that were packed into the box. I especially love the surprise my dad threw into the box of orange slices! So thanks mom & dad for the package and making sure I do not starve… I actually think I might need to start running more with all the food I have now!

3.     Puppies

·      This week I got to pet my first dog in India- it was a short little legged wiener dog… so cute! The puppy was so excited to have me pet her she peed all over. The owner just laughed as I talking in my animal voice (those that know me know what I mean). During some traveling we did this week we found another puppy that I gave some food too. I was a very happy girl in both situations! Here is a picture of the little pup I met. 

4.     Traveling & shopping

·      On Sunday we headed to a near by city, Nashik, to do some site seeing and shopping. I love traveling and even though the car rides make me a little nervous for my life I love seeing India and getting to experience the country. 

5.     Laughter

·      My team has had some really good laughter this week over multiple things from funny faces we make at each other to something complete stupid one of us says. We have had crazy rickshaw drivers that make us laugh. And lots of "remember whens..." I have laughed to the point of tears at times this week and have loved it. I love getting to really know the girls I am here with in India and learning to make fun of each other and enjoy living life in India together.

I hope everyone has had a week filled with 5+ amazing things- feel free to share!