A random day in Ahmedabad - in 96 pictures!

I got used to so many things that are actually different to Europe, I stopped wondering about most of them. But maybe you guys back home would find it interesting to see what I come across every day. I decided to photodocument one day. I clicked more or less randomly what I saw to give you an impression of how life in Ahmedabad and at NID is.

So, shall we begin?

First thing in the morning: Shower! Because it is fucking hot! I wake up and I am already sweating... It gets better with Palmolive, Indian walnut shampoo and herbal hair conditioner.

A matter of courtesy

To me showing respect to people comes with being polite. When you live in a different culture then your home country, it is not always easy keeping this standart, because rules of courtesy are different, and a lot comes with language. Unfortunately my Hindi is very poor, but I try my best.
So but how does it work over here? (This article does not claim to tell the universal truth or to be complete. India is a huge country and views may differ. And I can simply be wrong^^ So please do correct me!)

Chocolaty birthday!

I do have the best friends :) They did not only got me a super yummy cake from The Chocolate Room Cafe, they also gifted me a soft toy pony!!! How cute is that! (Although I can not wine about wanting a pony anymore now...) Biiig Thank you to Sarah, Dannie, Robert and Prasurjya again! Youre the best <3

Unfortunately there is this tradition kind of thing in India where you smudge cake into the birthday person's face... but I had my revenge :D We all had to take a shower... good that we have so many^^ Still I found cake in my ear(!!!) one day later!

 All pictures by Robert. Thanks!