hokay-so.

it's been about a week since the last posting, and here is what's been going down.

1 - drinking. too much of it.
2 - several trips to blue ice. which influenced number 1.
3 - bought a gorgeous sari. just waiting on the tailor to finish it.
4 - traveled with my boss around rural Punjab. met over 35 family members. was stuffed full of food. even when i said no more - they kept feeding me.
5 - started Youth Week. volunteering in Khajeri Village, a small slum within a colony. it is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
6 - every student (all 300 of them) at Khajeri Government High School now knows my name. and yell for me every time they see me.
7 - starred (with my roommate/co-worker Femke from the Netherlands) in a Punjabi music video. we were the random white girls dancing in the video - the ones we always make fun of. so, club dancing. in front of (and encouraged) by my boss. awkward turtle times 10. we'll see when the video comes out.
8 - not enough sleeping. so tired.
9 - trying to get everything together so i can go home in one piece. easier said than done.
10 - simultaneously excited and sad to be heading home. in only five days.
11 - smoked shisha with awesome kids from around the world at mocha.
12 - ready for a day off.
13 - not ready to leave.
14 - trying to find presents for everyone. with hardly any money left.
15 - tik-he tik-he, five minutes. no problem.

so five days - and i will be heading stateside. america - you better be ready.