Imagine Christmas and winning the lottery all on the same day. This is how we felt when our ocean shipment arrived after 3 months in transit. It was just a few bikes, mattresses, food and various sporting equipment. No big deal ? Big deal.
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After: A real bed.
(I had no input on the bedspread.) |
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| Before:Sleeping on dirigibles. |
When you've been sleeping on a either a futon or an air mattress for two months, a genuine honest to goodness american pillow top mattress is heaven. As if we moved out of a cave and into the Four Seasons. No more camping, we're home now. The fluffy american mattresses did prove a challenge for the Indian stairwell and movers. So, in true Indian fashion, the problem was solved with sheer manpower. The upstairs bedrooms have exterior balconies. With three guys on the bottom and two at the top, the mattresses were hoisted over the railing and flipped onto the beds.
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Mattress Toss.
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The
arrival
of the
sporting
goods
means
outside
fun. We
finally
made
good
use
of
our
dead
end
street.
Our
first
big
street
action was
a
cricket
match and
it
happened on the 8th day of Dasara. As
everyone
knows,
the
8th
day of Dasara means
car
pooja
. Pooja, a Hindu prayer offering,
is
made to receive the blessings of a particular Hindu god.
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| Smashing Pumpkins. India style. |
Due the importance of the car, even
our Muslim driver, Javeed,
thought
it necessary
to
'make
car
pooja
'. He
brought
along
his
two
sons
that
day,
both
on
the
back
of
his
motorcycle
. Sahil
and
Nadeem
joined Will,
Nolan
and
I
in
a game of
street
cricket
while
Javeed
meticulously
cleaned
and
decorated
the
car
. We
stopped
when
Javeed smashed a pumpkin on the driveway in front of the car. And then a coconut (after a few tries). The finale was the squishing of lemons under each tire by running them over. David Letterman would have been proud. We all posed for pictures afterwards.
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| Becky and I. |
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| Nadeem, Javeed & Will. |
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Left to Right: Sahil, Nadeem,
Will, Emma & Nolan |
While several care packages took the edge off our cravings, the American food brought joy to all. Nolan was most excited to get Nutella. He puts in on on Chapati, Vegetables, Bananas and others things where it actually tastes good. He may stop eating altogether when we run out. Same goes for Will, but his choice condiment is Peanut Butter.
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