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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 ( 6:55 PM ) shut up christine today i completed my goryo. girls in Gujarat do goryo (a type of fast) for five days, for five years, starting around the age of five. the purpose of this fast: to get a good husband (ha) 1. for six days i ate only fruits, nuts, milk, and potatoes. no salt. i followed this with zen-like focus. 2. with the exception of the first night (no meal), we are allowed to have one specially-prepared meal each evening, which i was never able to eat because of my schedule/ i didn't know how to prepare it. 3. in six days i had only one real meal (food other than fruits or nuts) and during this meal i broke the fast because i ate salt and vegetables (in my head this is okay because i did an extra day anyway). also, this night i had taken Sudi's parents out to dinner because they were leaving, and under the circumstances i think it was a very honorable reason to break fast considering how much i love them. 4. typical day's meal looked something like this: breakfast: mango lunch: couple bananas, a fried potato dinner: banana, plums 5. On Day 5 my roomies made a pot of macaroni and cheese and i remember at that moment i was so desperately hungry that i was literally angry. 6. On Day 6 (yesterday) I broke down and cried, which is embarrassing to admit but its the only way i can translate how difficult this was mentally and physically for me. 7. This morning, Day 7, Sunil took me to the temple so that i could do pooja (awesome) then we walked to the river so i could offer my grass to the water. that probably won't make sense but i will post pictures later. then i had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich and died. so good. 8. i am very proud of myself. :) 9. but more than that, when i was holding my diya (candle) in the temple with all the 5 yr old girls in ahmedabad i was thinking to myself man, i love my life. i believe with my whole heart that my. life. kicks. ass. anywho, the other day while studying gujarati i had a revelation and a veil was lifted from my eyes, my world has forever changed, and now i must relearn everything. i will share this knowledge with you now... i have a roommate named Deepti. Deepti, is not pronounced Deepti. The D is pronounced like the TH sound in the words thee or there, and the T is pronounced like the TH sound in thigh so her name actually sounds more like Theepthi. caraaaazy. last but not least, happy 26th birthday Nanerz. Tu nothi gadero che - You are not a donkey. i love you very much #
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