Orientation, orientation, followed by lots of food, and more orientation. We've been going through PowerPoint after movie after PowerPoint cooped up in our hotel, and it feels like we've been running in circles for the past two days. The welcome speakers and performances were fantastic though, we got to sing, watch a dance performance, and a yoga demonstration. We also started regular yoga sessions this afternoon. It ran an hour over schedule because the yoga master wanted to go through a history of his yogi, and it took 40 minutes before we could ask him politely to move on to the actual class. We only did a short routine and practiced some meditative poses, but it was harder than I expected. I really loved the combination of movement and breathing, and definitely found it invigorating.
The concept of scheduling and time here is significantly more flexible than in the US, and especially different than Switzerland. Today we were supposed to start at 9:15, but didn't get going until 10:00. It's frustrating, but we're adapting. Also, I think the cooks who make our breakfast and lunches are taking pity on us because the food is noticeably less spicy. :D
Pictures- IHP India inaguration ceremony (Hindu) with Dr. Ramakrishnan, our country coordinator, Dr. Solomon, our guest speaker, and Dr. Schenker, one of our professors
Bharata Natyam dance performance
Tuesday orientation/welcome dinner
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Lizzie--With the hot weather, do they air condition buildings? Do they have earthquakes, floods, or other natural events that they must be prepared for?
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Well, they have air conditioning units in most places, but they're just the wall/window mounted ones, we've only been one other place where there was central air conditioning.
ReplyDeleteAs far as disaster preparation goes, I'm not sure, but I'll ask!