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Friday, January 18, 2008 ( 5:52 AM ) shut up christine
this will be a disjointed entry to match my scattered thoughts i came in time for Uttarayan. the sky in Ahmedabad was filled with kites one night a small group of us stopped by a Muslim mosque we're standing there, completely quiet, in the huge empty outdoor plaza in front of this mosque looking up at the sky, and i think maybe it was something about the sound of the paper kites and the fireworks in the background, a combination of both sound and silence... i know i say it all the time, but this was the most beautiful thing. i hope this memory stays with me for a really long time my first night in india i went straight to the tekra from the airport this was a surprise, no one knew i was coming so my heart was beating a million times a second Ultimate Number One was the first person i saw and i practically buried my face in his jacket every day i ask him "so what are you doing today?" for no other reason but to study his face. small joys in life trying to decide if i should stay longer quite a few people have commented on how much weight i gained and i laughed every time meanwhile i had lost my appetite completely. after two days of not eating i had to put myself in check it scares me realizing how fragile and insecure i am i'm shocked how a few comments crash down on me like a trainwreck this is something i want to make better. on sunday hopefully i will catch a train to Chandigarh to visit another NGO peace out # Thursday, January 10, 2008 ( 3:25 AM ) shut up christine 107 Sri Lankan rupees = 1 US dollar Singhalese 101 Ayubowan - May you live a long, prosperous life Suba alood aruduk veva - Happy New Year at one of the Relief Camps we met a little boy he was only two months old when the tsunami hit and his father held him in his arms but he couldn't hold on and somehow this little baby floated to the top of a tree and that's where they found him a few hours later, not a scratch on him a few bombs have gone off since we've been here, from what i know all have been directed at specific people, mostly government officials. yesterday they found an undetonated bomb at the British Council office, just a few blocks from where we were having lunch. at times like this i pray that political leaders and people in power all over the world have the strength to make ethical decisions, even when their lives are in danger the rest of BTC left Sri Lanka this morning i will be in Colombo for two more days, then i head back to india i'm in ahmedabad for a week and i'll get to see my Ultimate Number One eek sooooo happy but have to hold it in i don't know when i'll be coming back here my dil is going to break # |
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