Hello again from the best place on earth. Today, we got a bit of a late start to a very busy day. Everyone was up and somewhat ready by 9 a.m. to put on our traditional Indian garb of Sari's and 'Bollywood pants' to attend a wedding in a nearby colony. For the girls, it was like getting ready for our very own weddings, and the downstairs of the house was absolute madness. People were dressing us, styling our hair and putting flowers in it, and putting bindis on our foreheads. As for the guys, it was rather simple, as they simply came down the stairs wearing their swag, a.k.a silk shirts, Bollywood pants, turbans, and shades.
We all crammed into two Jeep-like vehicles to show up fashionably late to a wonderful and traditional Hindu wedding at a nearby Hindu temple. We were kindly ushered into the ceremony and given front row seats! Rockstar status. As the wedding commenced, the couple looked very nervous, as it was an arranged marriage, but we all saw them to be a well-matched pair. The ceremony itself was very different from any American wedding, as there were many traditions being put on display. Our attendance was very brief, yet very noted. Like in the North, people were snapping photos of us on their camera phones and introducing themselves to us. Maya received a lovely bouquet of flowers from some random guy with a mustache, which was equivalent to the catching of the bouquet at an American wedding. We also got a chance to take a group photo with the bride and groom which was quite an honor.
We left the wedding and returned to Daisy's for lunch and a bit of 'siesta time' as we like call it. It was a nice break in the day, readying us for more adventures in the Jeep. For an hour and a half, we drove through the streets of Kerala, hoping to eventually find an elephant to ride. After a bumpin' car ride with some sweet 'Hindi-step' (Indian dubstep music), we found our elephant. This elephant is a very majestic elephant aging around thirty years. We each got a chance to ride him around the yard he calls home. GUESS WHAT, we rode him bareback and we have lots of pictures to prove it. Riding him bareback was a much greater experience than that of what we did in Jaipur. It was more 'legit' as us youngins would say. Without our elephant hunt going on, it only took an hour for us to get home. The house was finally quiet and peaceful, as we arrived to Lal with a tray full of tea and a plate full of snacks. Before dinner, we got a chance to rehearse some upcoming performances. We ate a dinner of traditional Kerala bread with a spiced and flavorful potato dish and an Asian vegetable curry. After dinner we rehearsed some more to end our busy busy second to last day at Hope Charities.
We love you all,
Evy and Amy
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