Hey All!
So yesterday, the 20th of August, Emily and I were banished to our room all day. The entire country went on strike for political reasons and evrything pretty much shut down. No trains ran, barely any flights ran, no school, and no taxis. I woke up an hour later than normal (so at 7 am) and heard silence, which is unheard of in India (hehe). Usuall you hear people laying on their horns at every hour of the day but when I looked out the window toward the busy street there was nothing. Only a couple people taking advantage of a carless street. We layed around and watched tv and read and did crossword puzzles all day.
Finally we couldn't take it any longer and we ventured out. The streets were empty except for kids playing soccer or cricket in the road and the occasional truck full o men dressed in India country colors (orange, white, and green). I assumed they were going somewhere to strike but we were not by anything big. With all the shops closed and nothing to do being out was worse than being in.We went back and layed around some more. At one point this man with two monkeys on leashes came right down our little alley and put on a show down below. We watched from our window above and they danced and walked on two legs. They were so cute and that was pretty much the highlight of our day. We watched Red Eye and went to sleep. It was very boring and I thought it would never end.
Love you all much
~Michelle
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