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Friday, July 13, 2007 ( 9:11 PM ) shut up christine sexuality is repressed here. not that i am a huge hobag or anything (shut up) and in any case obviously its going to be very conservative here, considering i am staying at the Gandhi Ashram. we (females) can't wear shorts or revealing clothing (I wear Indian clothing anyway) can't stay out late (unless its for a service-related activity - volunteer house rule) can't hang our bras to dry on the clothesline in our backyard (too scandalous), can't give hugs to the opposite sex. i mean we could, but we don't. once at the Seva Cafe i said hello to Ragubhai and he leaned in for a hug (or so i thought) so i spread my arms which triggered this awkward 4 second dance... he moved back so i put my arms down really fast then i think he felt bad so he put his arms up and i followed, still no hug so i crossed my arms and eventually we shook hands. awkward hahah surprisingly, that has been the hardest part about adjusting here, at home i give hugs so freely to everyone and their mamas i didn't realize how natural and comforting it had become, especially in the months before i left when i was stressed from work and my family hugged me all the time. i miss that anyhow, i cannot believe one month has passed relief work went well and regular projects resumed after 2 days the rain has stopped for now and its back to being hot again cute story: lately i've been hanging out with Sudi's parents a lot, i had never met them before nor did i know they were going to be here, anyway one of their projects involves passing out potted Tulsi plants to homes in the Tekra as gifts (Tulsi is a holy plant) so when the Tekra flooded, a lot of homes were destroyed or damaged but the families protected their Tulsi...and when you walked through the Tekra you would see the Tulsi pots safely hanging in trees or on rooftops. so touching today i learned that my gujarati teacher has a slight lisp so we've been learning the wrong sounds. when i was practicing i think i sprained my tongue, or maybe its just sore the way your muscles hurt when you haven't worked out in a long time last but not least, my farts stink really bad. like wow #
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