Sunday, March 7, 2010

我很忙,所以不能写太多了

It will most likely take a while before I have time to type up the thousands of stories I have from India so in case some of you get impatient, here is the cliff-notes version to tide you over:

Had no power.  Cursed China for it.  Missed our train on the way to Shenzhen.  Hopped on another one.  Bought tickets.  Upgraded to sleeping tickets.  Shook my fist angrily at the early morning lights and music.  Arrived in Shenzhen.  Made it to Hong Kong.  Went to the airport.  Flew to Mumbai.  Got hassled by immigration.  Waited for our bags.  Waited for our bags.  Waited for our bags.  Thought Sooraj left us.  Found Sooraj.  Danced for joy.  Church.  Lunch.  Downtown.  Kala Ghoda arts festival.  Got in an accident in our taxi.  Went to Elephanta Caves.  Were rejected by said caves.  Took a train.  Got kicked off the first class lady's train.  "Shopped."  Dinner with Sooraj's dad and sister.  Got up at 3am.  Flew to Jaipur.  Hated our lives.  Found a park.  Jessica slept.  I read.  Made new friends.  Finished book.  Hated life again.  Tried pizza at the Nice Cafe.  Embarrassed myself royally.  Bus to Jaisalmer.  I slept.  Jessica plotted murder.  Arrived in Jaisalmer.  Slept again.  Met Chewbacca.  Rode on a camel.  Tried to memorize "We Didn't Start the Fire."  Dead camera.  Explored fort.  Got camera battery.  Bought a new book.  Train to Delhi.  Asked someone which station we were going to.  Got lied to.  Arrived in Delhi.  Saw monkeys.  Found Oswin.  Missed church.  Found out we had no hotel.  Went to med student's dorm.  Ate with Oswin and Ami.  Snuck into dorm.  Snuck out of dorm.  Train station.  Met evil ticket sellers.  No train tickets.  Switched tour of Delhi.  Tour of Delhi.  Tandoori chicken with Os and Ami.  6am.  Agra.  Wrote a song about our one hour and ten minutes at the Taj Mahal after an all-day bus ride.  Got back at 4:40am.  Climbed fence and snuck into dorm.  Slept.  Airport.  Tearful goodbyes.  Varanasi.  Got lost in alleys.  Slept.  Took a boat on the Ganges.  Shopped.  Watched a Hindu ceremony.  Got 21 thousand mosquito bites.  Back to Mumbai.  Met Dawson at Sooraj's house.  Ate pizza with Dawson.  Train at 6:55am.  Goa.  Chicken.  Regretted the chicken.  Slept.  Slept more.  Beach, sun, cows.  Beach, sun, cows.  Train, 4am Sooraj's house.  Relaxed.  Flight to Hong Kong.  Entered China.  Had culture shock again.  Forgot how to speak Chinese.  Made it home.


"Who was the first guy that looked at a cow and said,'I think that I'll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?'"
-Calvin and Hobbes

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Great quote from Calvin and Hobbes. Spring sing just got over and that was Alpha's theme.

Later,
Jacob

Sarah B said...

haha oh katie, i cant wait for the extended story!

Beth said...

Oh my! Sounds like our trip! So jealous! :)

Unknown said...

Wow. I'm laughing out loud (at work), but no one is around.

I think you're first story should be "Embarrassed myself royally."

Sammie said...

expanded versions please!!