So yesterday we went to the market in the afternoon and it was seriously sensory overload! there were people cooking all sorts of idk what's, and colors over all over everything, puppet shows going on and people walking in every direction, and people yelling yes madam yes? as in come look and buy things. my favorite is when they say just look no buy... that's how they try and sucker you into something... which works on a few friends. although i helped my roommate out she wanted some earings and the guy wouldn't come down in price and he wanted 50 rupees...abashek said don't pay more than 20... well i didnt want to insult the guy so i said 30 he goes can't be done 45 and is 35. he said no and i said ok ash lets go and the guy goes ok 40 i said no that's ok and the guy was like okok 35 you take... from 50 to 35 rupees i think i'm gettin the hang of this a little. then we watched some of a dance show theater thing that was pretty different, love the live performances they are entertaining.

AND then we went to see Cricket. there is a tournament going on on campus with like 34 teams playing. Abasheks friends were playing so we went and watched. we also met some of his friends, girls! and not only were they girls but males and females hugged and had physical contact we were all a little excited about this since up till then men and women didn't look at each other and barely spoke to one another. Ranagy one of the girls sat and talked to Allyn, Riane and I and she explained cricket to us since we hadn't seen it before. I think that Sumana has an assistant so that her SIP (Study Indian Program) students have a way to meet other students on campus, because it's really not easy to make friends when men will stare at you but unless another male introduces you they won't talk to you.and women make up like 1/8 of the population on campus so it's hard to find women much less women who will talk and want to be friends with an american, who is looked at as "easy" by most of the population.