Deb, me, Barb
View of the lake
Devotional for today: Acts 2:42-47, noting cultural differences between the church in India and in the West, how the church does community, the Biblical intention of community. I do note how the people here are very giving, community is all in the open, they give out of what little they have.
Today is a "rest day" for us. None of us feel as though we need to rest, but they provide a mid-week break for us anyway. We are lucky enough to be treated to a trip up one of the mountains surrounding Salem. The bus ride---what can I say; there were 20 hairpin turns going up the mountain last night in the dark (and 20 more going down during daylight!) Beautiful setting near a mountain lake, but still trash was scattered everywhere. Noted several women cutting the grass by hand with some sort of knife. Evidently no lawnmowers here. We were able to eat a normal English/Western breakfast this morning in the restaurant. Even tho I do like Indian food, it was quite nice to eat familiar food. The french toast was unusual tho; you pour milk over it & sprinkle sugar on top of it--was actually quite good this way. The hot chocolate---ummm! Took a paddleboat ride around the lake. Two young Indian men followed us around the lake. We (Jenn, Deb, & I) thought they were
interested in Princy, who was with us. Princy said they were interested in us because we were American, and she did not think they were nice men. Have to remember we are not in America anymore, and not everyone is friendly, even tho we did not feel like we were in any danger. Also toured a nice park while there.
We have tried shopping for souveniers, but there just does not seem to be a market for that type of thing here or in Salem. Did buy an Indian outfit last night before we came up the mountain. It was nice to finally be able to wear some pants, even tho you wear a tunic over the pants, and there is that scarf/shawl.
We have tried shopping for souveniers, but there just does not seem to be a market for that type of thing here or in Salem. Did buy an Indian outfit last night before we came up the mountain. It was nice to finally be able to wear some pants, even tho you wear a tunic over the pants, and there is that scarf/shawl.
Saw some monkeys on the harrowing ride down the mountain. A high proportion of our team gets motion sickness, and several members were ill by the time we got down the mountain. I passed out my Pepto-Bismol tabs to those in need. So far, only Nate Stemm, Jim Blechl & I have not become ill this week.
We are back to The Blue House tonight.
No comments:
Post a Comment