Me and My Salwar Kameez

I bought some native Indian clothing the other day. It is very pretty. I only bought something called a Salwar Kameez, no saris yet. Haha. A Salwar Kameez it a sort of pant suit like thing. There is a shirt that goes anywhere to a bit above your knees to a bit past it. Then there are pants, but they can be billowy and loose pants or tapered ones that crunch up at the bottom. Then, often times you were a sort of scarf thing around your neck. It's very nice. My host mom wears one everyday to work. I just bought some so now I won't stick out as much here in India. Yay!
I've been noting some interesting things about the culture here. Mostly dining etiquette. For one thing, it's definitely not rude to put your elbows on the table. Everyone does it, and blatantly too. Unless you are younger, in which case you are excused, everyone eats with their right hand. Very rarely do Indian's use thier left hand when eating. To tell you the truth I found out the reason. Let's just say it's hygienic reasons, not religious or anything, and it has something to do with the fact that many Indians don't use toilet paper. Got it? Good.
Showering is interesting. They fill buckets with water and then use a smaller cup to pour the water over their body. At least that's what I assume, since I haven't watched anyone do it. Haha. They do have a shower head at my house, so I use that. But it is cold. The only way I could warm the water is if I bathed the bucket way. And, I'd rather a cold shower than warm water being poured over me... At least at this moment in time.
There is this awesome little kid on the bus I take to go home. He is amazing. He is the bus manager and he definitely does his job. He tells all the other kids where to sit and he brings calm to the chaos. The thing is, he wears his shorts up to his chest and he has immaculately combed hair. But he is multilingual and multi-skilled. Every woman's dream. As my friend Brooke put it today, He’s a tiny high shorted wonder. Haha. But really, he is my hero. And he's like... ten? I’ll get a picture of him. I promise.
I had this really yummy Indian sweet today. It's a fried substance that is then dipped into a sugar syrup making it very crunchy and delicious. Though it was quite filling, or maybe it was just very sweet. I don't know. It was good though. So yeah, that's all I have for today. I had more but I have forgotten. I really need to write down my thoughts as they come to my head. Haha. Oh and just to let everyone know... my birthday is in five days!!! Wooh!!! So that is when I'll next post. See you then!
Much Love,
~ Jenna