There are some days that I wish I could have this whole experience on video because writing about it does not do any justice.  Yesterday was one of those days where you just have to keep praying for continued sanity.  Having to print papers at a designated "printing shop" is fine until the shop decides to stay closed on the day your paper is due. In class, projects and 8-page papers were assigned, and expected due on Tuesday, giving a mere four days.  The thing was, though, that we had no idea that we were going to have these assignments.  It was another classic example of cultural confusion.  There have been so many times where we, the Americans, just completely miss something so blatant to other Indians, and vice versa.  Its those days that are the most frustrating and its those days where you have to delight in the little things.  My delight yesterday: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner, and clean laundry.

On another note, Coimbatore's electricity comes from wind energy.  Cool right? Well...maybe not so much. There hasn't been wind for the last few days, meaning there hasn't been power; the power will be on for a little while but out for hours at a time.  So, I've been learning to appreciate heat and silence.

This coming week is a holiday week so there will be only two days of class. This means more traveling, as well as home-stays.  Life in India is never dull!