Some Numbers:
A quantification of small adjustments in the enculturation process
15/24 the rate per hour at which i get mosquito bites
4 amount of Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) Audio books I have access to (one and a half down)
2 the number of times my cheeks have been pinched by Sunita (my host mom's maid)
48 devanagari characters learned
8.3 percent of devanagari characters remembered
5.5 average hours i have access to internet a day (11pm-4:30 am chicago/appleton time)
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/100)2 (because dividing by 50 is too hard)
/100)2 (because dividing by 50 is too hard)
(km*10)+1= rickshaw fare
1:1 chance that I will get food poisoning/malaria at any given moment
100 percent I am willing to risk food poisoning/malaria to eat custard apples
3 hour discrepancy between when I eat dinner in America (6pm) and in India (9pm)
10000000000 amount of dollars I am willing to spend on an internet hot spot and/or body pillow
>20 lbs that I will gain because of Sunita's cooking
Ew to the mosquito bites, yum to the custard apples/sunitas cooking. Get a hotspot fast!!
ReplyDeleteAre you going to get an internet card? What is that symbol for rupees? I haven't seen it before. Glad you like the food there!
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