After taking a leaf out of one of the blogs I read, 'Good Mum Hunting' I have decided to do a currents list.
Current Books: I am currently not reading a book however I have made a deal with myself to read 'The Girl who kicked the hornets nest' and 'The Andy Warhol Diaries' by the end of the year.
Current Playlist: SBTRKT and Jamie Woon's new album.
Current Colour: Red. I am so excited for the bold colours that are coming out this summer in regards to fashion and I have already bought a red skirt in anticipation.
Current Drink: Coke and milk.
Current Food: Pizza. I seem to be eating a lot of this lately.... probably should stop.
Current Favourite Show: Mad Men, Offspring, Weeds, An Idiot Abroad.
Current Wishlist: To finish my degree and land my dream job.
Current Triumphs: Getting great grades at Uni last semester (I put off checking them until now as I was scared I failed)
Current App: Addicted to Tiny Tower, as well as Hanging with friends.
Current Indulgence: Watching movies in bed with a glass of milk and chocolate chip cookies. As well as sleeping in....
Current Mood: Relaxed, Happy, also a little snappy.
Monday, 25 July 2011
India
This time last week I had just arrived home after spending 8 days in India.
I like to think of myself as well travelled but never before have I been to a place quite like India.
There are a few things that shocked me.
The first was that of the volume of people. Now I had heard that India has a population of around 90 million people but I have never seen quite so many people in the one place before. Despite the obvious problems that a country is faced with when overcrowded it actually seemed to function quite well.
The second is kind of linked in a way to the first. Traffic!
Due to the amount of people using the roads it would take us forever to get anywhere by car. Not only this but the Indians also seemed to have a different take on road rules. It was found to be quite amusing as instead of looking into rear-vision mirrors when merging into lanes (when they decided to use lanes) they would simply just blow their horns at each other. However in saying that it was amusing, after four hours of it on one day it did become rather annoying.
Whilst over there we were lucky enough to miss the terrorist attacks in Mumbai by a couple of hours. We were on our way there when we heard about it and it wasn't until we go to our hotel that we realised the severity of it as our car, baggage and selves were checked for explosives. It was scary to think that a bomb had been found just a few blocks down from our hotel.
The most memorable thing that I took away from the trip was that of the people. I loved that despite them being in often shit situations they never failed to be caring and helpful. They were constantly going out of their way to help us and even on our last night they bought us a slice of cake with the words 'bon voyage' written underneath.
I like to think of myself as well travelled but never before have I been to a place quite like India.
There are a few things that shocked me.
The first was that of the volume of people. Now I had heard that India has a population of around 90 million people but I have never seen quite so many people in the one place before. Despite the obvious problems that a country is faced with when overcrowded it actually seemed to function quite well.
The second is kind of linked in a way to the first. Traffic!
Due to the amount of people using the roads it would take us forever to get anywhere by car. Not only this but the Indians also seemed to have a different take on road rules. It was found to be quite amusing as instead of looking into rear-vision mirrors when merging into lanes (when they decided to use lanes) they would simply just blow their horns at each other. However in saying that it was amusing, after four hours of it on one day it did become rather annoying.
Whilst over there we were lucky enough to miss the terrorist attacks in Mumbai by a couple of hours. We were on our way there when we heard about it and it wasn't until we go to our hotel that we realised the severity of it as our car, baggage and selves were checked for explosives. It was scary to think that a bomb had been found just a few blocks down from our hotel.
The most memorable thing that I took away from the trip was that of the people. I loved that despite them being in often shit situations they never failed to be caring and helpful. They were constantly going out of their way to help us and even on our last night they bought us a slice of cake with the words 'bon voyage' written underneath.
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