Lunch on a Banana Leaf

Lauren and I spent the day yesterday trying to find an Indian dance class! I took my first rickshaw by myself to get to her house. For sure, got SO lost. I can never EVER again make fun of anyone directionally...I still haven't figured out how to get around here! Haha!

We took Chris and Libby's driver to take us to the class....too bad it turned out to be for 7-13 year olds! We got to talk to the owner for awhile, and that was really fun! Buuuuttt no dice on the class! She said she'd do some research for us on dance classes closer to us with people our age!

We went to lunch at this place...I can't remember the name of it...but you eat on a banana leaf! You are supposed to eat with your hands, buuuuuuuuttt i chickened out! Anyway. We went to get the kids breakfast for Sunday morning and got ice cream at this place called cream and fudge (they have donuts there that they wanted). It's really good! It's kind of like Marble Slab!

Anyway. I've loved getting to spend time with Lauren! I'll be so sad when she goes home in December!

So glad you're in Bangalore! 

Treasure Hunting...Roommates...

Thursday afternoons...Freda, Hannah, Lauren, Bethany and I will just do general treasure hunting. It was really really fun this last week! We all got the same word for the place to go. And, we saw someone come to know the Father. And we had several words of knowledge that were right on and several people had encounters...always so FUN!

Park where we went last week! There were people there...promise!

We have roommate dinners or brunches every week...it's been fun to get to know them! 

Sara and Freda! Our other roommate is gone for a little bit! 

Schedule...

Surprisingly, I've felt pretty busy! It was so fast the first week I was here running around, they hadn't lived in our apartment very long, so we were still setting up house, as well as getting stuff for my room. I've had a mattress since day 4-ish. And I've been waiting for about 10 days for my bed. Should be here on Wednesday! I'll post pictures! Haven't done hardly any decorating...a girl who was here before, left me her bedding and I've been waiting on my bed and nightstand to come before I get anything else. I have a table as a make-shift desk. Not sure what else I should get...just doesn't seem worth it! I have a few pictures I brought that I'd like to put in frames (I didn't bring any) other than that...I think I'm good!

I've been getting up around 8 and get to the Franzen's around 10 to start school. We do school for a couple of hours and then walk somewhere local for lunch. We can all eat lunch for about $2 (total! CRAZY). But we like to go find college students at their lunch time...so it's good for us to go to places close to campus! Usually steamed momo's and chicken fried rice :)

School ends around 1:30 or 2. Then depending on errands or people to meet up with, afternoons can be different. I have watched all the Johnson kids with Bethany and Tashi, and that's been fun. Meeting girls has proved more difficult than guys, but we're working on it! Freda, Hannah and I usually get together most afternoons to worship, etc.

Nights are always different. Tuesday nights are team times, and then we have one other night where we get together and try to pull in national partner's. And then Sunday afternoon we have started a hanging out with all the single people who are in Bangalore. And then, Sunday night we will have people over for dinner at the Franzen's after they play soccer.

That seems a little unorganized--probably because it is :) No day in India is ever the same!

School with Bethany and Tashi

Adventures In Bangalore...

Last Saturday...

Hannah, Lauren and I went out for a very interesting cultural experience. Sean Kingston came to Bangalore, and the people who would go are in the other team's people group. We just thought it would be fun to see what a concert in India would be like! It was very, um. shall we say, interesting. (aka--SKETCH)
It was packed in like sardines and we literally could not move as people shoved their way in and out of the room. We went to Ruby Tuesday before, which was fun and really good! (everyone was surprised we liked it--apparently it didn't used to be very good)

Hannah and Lauren...so proud of a fun dinner find! 

the guy who took this for us, saw them take the previous one and asked us to hold up the menu again...

Sean Kingston...packed in like sardines! 

We left about half -way through...we'd called a cab (you have to schedule cabs in advance...we didn't know the concert would be on Indian time--should've figured...but it started almost 2 hours late). The cab didn't show up so we ended up taking a rickshaw anyway! Overall an adventurous night! 

Fridays--Free Days...and a few fun things!

Well. Officially been landed in India for almost two weeks! The last two nights I have slept alllllll night, and feel great! So thankful to be finished with jet lag! Started school with the kids this week! It was interesting just starting to get into a sort of rhythm. We did school 4 days this week. And probably will continue to spend most of my week day mornings there!

In the past week, I've eaten so many different kinds of things and been to so so many places, I'm not sure I can even remember them all! I'm not a huge Indian food fan, but I like the blander varieties! I even managed to make chicken fried rice last night and my roommates ate it with me...no one (except maybe me) is sick yet :)

We went to this palace called the Leela Palace for breakfast on Sunday, and it was so, so good! I took some pictures! There are a lot of really great places to go in the city that are refreshing and pretty!

Leela Palace

breakfast--such a great treat! 

A few of my favorite things from the week...
-trying all the Indian food at the Franzens (SPICY!)
-my really great mattress
-going treasure hunting with Lauren and ending up getting my eyebrows threaded!
-breakfast at the Leela Palace
-ordering pizza
-getting my bed ordered--I just gave them a pic of a pottery barn bed, hopefully it turns out good!
-going shopping on Brigade
-hard rock cafe, bengaluru
-MATTEO (maybe the greatest coffee, I've ever had)
-Indian tea! The Franzen's helper makes it for me every day when I get arrive for school. A.MAZING!

with Hannah at Matteo--so so good! 

I'm sure there are more, but those were just a few of the highlights! I love strategy meetings and hanging out with my roommates! Can't believe this is my job!