November 28, 2008
Today is our final day in Varanasi. It’s a little bitter sweet leaving this place. I really like it here even though I feel like I’ve been sleeping on a card table with a quilt as a mattress. At the same time, I really want to get going to our next field visit. I’m happy that the religion course is officially over. It has been incredibly challenging for me. There has been so much information to absorb. We are leaving here at 5:00 this afternoon and taking a night train back to Delhi. I’m not looking forward to the train ride but that’s just how people get around in India, and now that we’ve been here for 3 months we know what to expect when we get on the train. At least I’m not nervous about it.
I’m actually feeling more and more like a resident here. I clearly don’t fit in India with my skin color but I feel like I know the ropes a little better now and have figured out how some things work around here.
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