So here are a few of my favorite things about the wonderful country of India!!! This was all learned while staying in a village deep in Andhra Pradesh:
– shoes off at the door, no exceptions
– all meals are cooked and eaten while sitting on the floor
– utensils are for wimps, use right hand only please, this includes all sticky and goo like substances
– ankles must always be covered but your stomach is okay to show off
– women and men are very separate, due to the fact of arranged marriages.
– if you eat everything on your plate that means you want a whole heaping pile more
– the ability to eat large amounts of rice is highly honored
– but don’t ever lick your fingers after eating
– you must love curry and all things spicy because it’s on the menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner
– squatty is the way to potty
– and bucket is the way to shower
– the Indian people are THE MOST hospitable people, they will do anything for you
– every day is chai tea day
– women must cover heads while praying
– the mosquitoes are out to kill, steal and destroy
– trash cans don’t exist – or chairs
– the more your jewelry jingles the better
– almost everybody knows three languages
– cows, chickens, goats and buffalo roam freely
– breakfast keeps you full until tomorrow morning
-your scarf is a multi-tool: it will be your towel, napkin, tissue, blanket all in a days time
-crossing the road is a real life version of frogger
I have so much love for this country, can’t wait to see everything else that God has in store for my team and I 🙂 Stay tuned for more to come!
