Oh Delhi Belly....
We went to a nice eatery on a balcony in Jubilee Hills Andra Pradesh, India. It had bungalows and sweeping curtains with low couches.
The movie itself was hilarious. It was all in Hindi, with a few words in English. It was like India's version of the Hangover but with a different plotline. There were three friends and they got themselves involved in the craziest drug war scandal with a side of the insanely tall strong ex-husband/bathroom problems/affairs and blackmail/ and an unwanted marriage.
We all were rolling on the floor with tears even with the language barrier. From taking hindi I could understand some of the commands and basic introductions, but beyond that I had to employ the help of our program director or his girlfriend for the rest of the jokes. Most of the movie was action and funny occurences so that we could understand it easily enough.
Even now I wonder how my fall counterparts in the ISA program are doing. Have they gotten to watch any more Bollywood (India's name for their cinema entertainment) films? Have they traveled? Are their classes as easy as ours were? Are they playing with my angel and keeping her company everyday? Are they making weekend trips to the boulders on campus overlooking the lake and having bonfires with a Kingfisher in hand and some smores? Are they doing all the things we did as Summer SIP students or more? One thing I do know for sure- they are having a blast! Studying abroad is easily one of the best decisions one can make.
The fall students are here and taking things by storm. They have already fallen ill, pined at going out and about, and started their own semester flings. Regardless, they have 5 months here so they better get used to it. Although we are fighting each day to see who gets the last seat in the cafe or the last chair in our one common lounge upstairs, we are all making an effort to get to know each other, even if it is only for a few more days. Last night was a great example of bonding with students we probably won't hear from for half a year or more. The summer ISA and Fall ISA group got together to have a light snack before the movie Delhi Belly.
We went to a nice eatery on a balcony in Jubilee Hills Andra Pradesh, India. It had bungalows and sweeping curtains with low couches.
The movie itself was hilarious. It was all in Hindi, with a few words in English. It was like India's version of the Hangover but with a different plotline. There were three friends and they got themselves involved in the craziest drug war scandal with a side of the insanely tall strong ex-husband/bathroom problems/affairs and blackmail/ and an unwanted marriage.
We all were rolling on the floor with tears even with the language barrier. From taking hindi I could understand some of the commands and basic introductions, but beyond that I had to employ the help of our program director or his girlfriend for the rest of the jokes. Most of the movie was action and funny occurences so that we could understand it easily enough.
Even now I wonder how my fall counterparts in the ISA program are doing. Have they gotten to watch any more Bollywood (India's name for their cinema entertainment) films? Have they traveled? Are their classes as easy as ours were? Are they playing with my angel and keeping her company everyday? Are they making weekend trips to the boulders on campus overlooking the lake and having bonfires with a Kingfisher in hand and some smores? Are they doing all the things we did as Summer SIP students or more? One thing I do know for sure- they are having a blast! Studying abroad is easily one of the best decisions one can make.
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