Yo

So I have been spending the past couple days shopping like a maddman here. There are so man Valentines day sales going on its unreal. Everything is SO CHEAP in Kolkata, I mean... dirt cheap.. wicked shirt for 150R ($3.50)..etc... so I have been loading up... By friday I will see if I need to get another suit case. I have Dhula Bhai (my cousins husband) on the prowl to find me a Sitar and Tablas so I hope that goes through. I have no clue how I am going to get them back home but I'll worry about that when I have to. Besides that the rest of the time is spent here. I am just starting to now know all the neibours around the area and I am the new kid on the bloc here. Last night at about 11 this Hindu wedding party strolled down the street. Its crazy, there were these 2 floats that were all lit up with Hindu gods, drumming, dancing, and fireworks that went into the night. Most of Kol is Musim, but there are Hindus here too. India has 25 provinces and apparently all of them are completely differnt; differnt languages, foods..etc.. I noticed it when I went from here (west Bengal, to Dheli, to Orissa... even all the Temple structures differ from area to area and you can tell what religion is predominant based on the style of Temple or Mosque...

My aunt told me that I should get an arranged Marrage here in India... hmmmmm