Two days in a row? I must be catching something... That, or I just really didn't do anything I was supposed to today. *laugh* That sounds a lot more likely.
I had my third Hindi class today - am progressing quite nicely. It's easier to learn knowing a few other languages to draw reference from, and it encourages me to expand in terms of linguistics. (And maybe improve my spelling.) I forgot to mention that there is a new student in our class - a 71 year old woman who has moved here after her husband died to be close to her grand daughter. She's from like, Texas or something. And my god. Even I have limits to my patience, and when she mentioned for the 10th time that the last language she learned was latin, I wanted to suggest she go carpe diem and get the hell out. I mean, I'm all for helping out, but I think it might be a linguistic impossibility to eliminate a Texas accent to speak Hindi. It's like friggin' "My Fair Lady" Bollywood style. I'm not trying to be mean, I swear, she's really sweet and kind, but I can only take so much more of her before I suggest her to Bernard Shaw for an update.
After that my mother and I went and did a little reconnaisance of the places we're taking the attaches wives in February. I'm taking my half to this wonderful jewlery store called Silverline. You sit on the floors and they bring you tea and big boxes of jewlery, of any kind you ask. I got into a really interesting conversation with this young kid, he's a jewlery designer (and graduate of some American Gemology Institute.. ) and the only Indian person I have seen yet with a facial piercing. (his eyebrow). He showed me all these really amazing pieces that he was designing, and my god.. they were stunning. My favorite was this 14k gold wire necklace with taurmalines strung on it... And I never knew that saphires came in so many colors! My mother bought me a pair of saphire earrings for my birthday, all these little drops coming down from one point - they are truly stunning. At any rate, they agreed to host us for this party, and said that with that amount of people, I can have commission in jewlery. Considering the pieces I'm looking at will set me back a couple hundred.. It's a good start. *laugh*
I got home from that, and I went to the bookstore for a cup of tea and to read my new books. I love this little cafe (Mr. Almost Poshlust and I have been there before!!) it's at the top of the market, so when you sit outside you have a lovely vantage point. So I had a fresh lime soda and made friends with my waiter, who said I had beautiful Hindi! Yay! It's working! *smile* Unfortunately, my time was spoiled by these obscene (litterally) Indian women smoking and swearing. Honestly. They were in about their mid-twenties or so, and the smoke wasn't the only reason the air was blue out there. They were playing "Sexy 20 Questions" (I kid you not) and the language was unbelieveable. Roselyn, my cook, says they think it makes them more American, more new age. Honestly.. I was embarrassed for them. It was a shame. Not because they were Indian, or anything like that. But because they were so rude and disgusting. I wanted to tell them to shut the hell up. This poor older Indian lady looked like she was going to cry. But,
now I'm home, listening to a little Radiohead and smelling my lovely mother hen cook whipping up something awesome for dinner. I think I'm happy today. *smile*
Hope everyone is well. Missing you all, despite everything. Take care!
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