Home Away From Home

This week, I moved out of the Tagore International House and into my homestay. I am living with an English professor, his wife, and his mother. They have kindly taken in Suzanne, Kyla, and myself, plus a PhD student who has been living here for a while. The house is both spacious and homey, and the family is better than I ever could have imagined. They are a traditional Indian family, but have traveled in the US a bit and have been hosting students since 2000, so there aren't many real cultural barriers. We call them "Uncle" and "Auntie", which feels so endearing and adorable. Adorable is truly the best way to describe this lovely, generous couple. They have been married for 36 years and are clearly so in love. They share a great sense of humor and have already been very helpful with teaching us about Indian culture and helping our Hindi pronunciations. Every day, we have breakfast and dinner as a family, and after dinner, we sit in the living room in a yoga position on our knees.  The posture is supposedly good for digestion, and its definitely good for some quality evening family time. Suzanne, Kyla and I are very quickly learning to eat with only our right hand, a messy process when dealing with the rice-based diet. And, I am also officially supplying my own toilet paper :) All and all, I could not be happier with my choice to live in a home!

I made a little video tour of our part of the house. I didn't want to disturb the fam and walk around video taping the whole house like a freak, so this is just a taste. Not included is the downstairs floor, which features the kitchen, living room, study, 2 bedrooms, the prayer room, and the laundry room. Just use your imagination. Also, it took around an hour to upload this 2 minute video.. cool internet connection, India! Hope you all enjoy!!

My name was drawn out of a hat for the single!! I am so fortunate and grateful be here!