Diary reports of being in India, october 16th

Wednesday, the 16^th October 2013, Karla

 Wednesday morning we got up at half past seven, brushed our teeth, got dressed, ate  a piece of bread and went then punctually to school where we first had to wait for ages until finally everybody has arrived. Then we started with our project work by deciding which theme to take and doing a little bit of research. But shortly afterwards we went to have a small meal which was some noodles which were really delicious. Then our whole group sang a birthday song for Tomke which we recorded so that Conny could play it for her at midnight when Tomke turned 18. Afterwards we started presenting our presentations about for example German architecture, soccer or the comparism of mobility in Germany and India. The last theme listed was the presentation of my group including Dorthe and Gerrit. First we had a few problems with opening our graphics from our usb-stick but we found a solution for that problem as fast as posssible so that we could finally present our results. At two school was already over and we were picked up by our host mother and father. When we reached home we had a little to eat and got then an hour to rest which Dorthe used to read a book, Praneta to watch TV and I to take a short nap. Then a friend of school of Praneta came over to say hi and meet us for a few minutes. When she was gone, we changed our clothes, because we had to wear something more formal for a reception of a wedding we went to later on. But first we drove about 45 minutes to a shopping centre where our host family was so friendly to offer us to buy us a suit. So we went into a shop and chose the type of cloth and stitching we liked most, were measured by the lady who would later stitch the suits to tour bodies perfectly. We were so thankful and the suits would be ready on saturday so that Peeyush, our host brother who is studying in that town, could collect them on his way to his visit of the family on Saturday. Dorthe and I were so happy and bought then the typical Indian wrist rings matching to our suits. My suit was golden with pink Punjabi pants and Dorthe’s was black with red pockadots on it. After being finished with shopping we drobe about five minutes to the reception. The reception is a kind of aftermarriage. The couple has married ten days ago with many people and will now present each other as new people and show their new life. Then they would go on their honeymoon. The reception was really nice because there was none really staring at us because we didn’t look like them. We loved the food there as well because it just was so delicious! It was really, really nice. The bride was really pretty and Dorthe and I were impressed by her dress because it was so shiny but still beautiful. After a nice day and a very enjoyable evening we drove tired but satisfied one and fell right away into our beds.

Daily report 16^th October 2013, Brit

Today we got up at 8 am and had our breakfast, after that we met with the other students at 9 o`clock in the morning at school. There we had a guided tour by our exchange students through Vasant Valley Public School, it was very nice. After that we went into mixed groups of German and Indian pupils to choose a theme for our work, which should be about the topic of agriculture. Our German group prepared some presentations about themes, like music, food and history in Germany, which we presented in class to Indian students. We left school after lunch, we ate noodles and rise with three different sauces, it was tasty but also very spicy. In the afternoon the whole group and our host families visited ´Saras Mela`, a celebration with music, theatre, singing and a market, were we could buy clothes, jewelleries and food. In the evening my exchange student went to the home of Aine, the exchange student of Tomke P. and Henriette. There we played cards and had some snacks. For Dinner we went to ´LC` with them, an Indian fast-food restaurant, where we had some tasty burger and french fries. It was a really nice day.