People here are so hospitable and love to have us over to their homes for a meal - or in this case, a couple of meals. We were invited over around 5pm. At around 6:30 we ate chicken with gravy, chapatis and rice. We were very full. At around 8pm, we were trying to determine when would be a good time to leave, not wanting to overstay our welcome. They said, "No, you haven't eaten yet." Apparently that was the snack. We had more food at around 9pm. We are slowly catching on to the customs here.
Another funny thing....everyone here keeps their doors open, so in this apartment building where we were guests, the kids ran around and all the other families invited us in for a minute. So before dinner even started, the kids were offered 2 bowls of ice cream in different homes, chocolate, and I had coffee about 3 times - this was all before the food at our hosts' home. Then there was coffee and biscuits in between the two meals. It's crazy here, but fun.
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| Jimmy at our host's home playing a popular board game called Carrom. Kind of a combination of shuffle board and billiards. |
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| This is how Brynn eats a chapati. |
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| My friend wanted to dress me up in one of her saris, complete with necklace and bangles. She told me to keep it all. I was confused as to whether she wanted me to borrow it to wear home, or truly keep it. It was very beautiful fabric. |
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| Luke doing what he does best....snacking. |
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| All loaded up for the ride home! |
