The trip I had been putting off for my life and finally I could no longer avoid it
The husband decided to give me a surprise birthday gift-a trip to India no less
What I had been asking was for John's phone
All in all it was a great trip, my cousins were fantastic, their house was big enough to accommodate us, I had an authentic Indian birthday dinner and Viaan had fun playing with his grandparents and my relatives
Although I couldn't help feeling that I may have taken advantage of my parents and my uncle to take care of Viaan while I take a break here and there...and I never helped with the kitchen work, someone is always doing that for me, cleaning up after Viaan's meal (whatever that fell on the floor)
When I came back I was feeling lazy for a couple of days...and the food they stuff down my throat-the Indian hospitality at best. I think I gained weight over there
And when I got back I had high fever and diarrhea. A trip to Al Ahli and 6 hours of isolation fixed my fever but my diarrhea lasted a few days longer...and when that finished my fucking period started.
The birthday cake with both me and my twin sister's name on it
The Indian ice kacang
The famous ram-leela ice kacang shop in Rajkot
My mom's town which went under after the dam was built
The old town was beautilful and the air was fresh....the one piece of India still untouched by pollution
A typical traditional Gujarati house
Another view of the dam
This temple was built with money given by my family
Shopping with mom
Jetpur, a ragtown of saree makers
The famous Jalaram temple
This sight you can see all over India-cowherds and sheepherders and goatherds
The Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. This is where his movement staeted and where he resided
A typical slum
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