Delhi, 01/16

Yesterday after work, we got all dressed up and went to South Delhi, actually to the mall from where the girl who was abducted from the bus stop and subsequently gang raped, ultimately leading to her death. Not letting this fact get the better of us, we went anyway. It was a very nice mall and a nice part of town, so for the first time since I arrived in India, I decided to dress in my nice clothes. The way there was fine, we shopped and had dinner, but I noticed some differences on the way back. When getting on the metro, since we were going only one stop, we got on the regular carriage with the male volunteer here. Unfortunately, upon boarding the train a man managed to get a whole handful of my ass. When I turned to him and gave him a look, he actually laughed. Needless to say, my bitchy New Yorker was threatening to come out and I glared at him dead on for the rest of the ride. On the way out, I preceded to make comments to my friends, though in English, obviously. If that were to happen at home, I would have had some very nasty words to share. However, since it was in India, I thought it better to keep my mouth shut.
Then, once we were in paharganj, we were walking back to the hotel and I got several stares, including one from a man operating a moving motorcycle. Also, for those of you who have been waiting for my hair to be chopped off and sold on the black market, I got my first compliment on my hair! Well, maybe it would be best not to wear jeans again. Though, interestingly enough, many young Indian girls are wearing tight jeans at the moment, especially the closer you get to the center of the city.
Anyway, back to the mall. I can't believe how much it was like an American mall! It could easily be a mall in America or Europe, featuring a Levi's store and Accesorize, as well as many American food options:



Dominos Pizza, McDonald's, TGIF, Subway and DUNKIN!!

Anyway, regardless, it was fun.

Unfortunately, today we learned that some of the boys that we have been teaching this week will not be with us tomorrow. Because it is a short-term shelter home, some of the boys will be leaving this evening, either to go home to their parents or to a permanent shelter home. We were quite sad to hear that! The boys asked us to take a picture with them before they left and my favorite little one gave me a little pink heart that he made.









That's all for now!

Location:Sang Trashan Marg,New Delhi,India