This is our last day in the office and soon we begin our travels around India. We have dropped our suitcases off (a relief!) and are tying up all loose ends here at HRLN. It is strange that our time here is already over.
Tomorrow we see Jordan's friend from Buffalo (/Pune), Esther.
Tonight we're hoping to see Harry Potter! Woo hoo!
After we leave Mumbai I'm not certain how often we'll be able to update this blog but we'll do our best!
More factoids about India:
It is illegal to perform (or have performed) a gender identifying test, like a sonogram, for a fetus in utero. This is to avoid selective feticide of females which is apparently a growing issue in India.
As we previously mentioned about freedom of speech, there seems to be an unwillingness to question or challenge the government. One of our fellow interns explained this because they view the constitution as being The important document and above questioning. [This doesn't exactly satisfy our curiosity as questioning the government does not equal questioning the constitution, but I think it is because the government is in charge of upholding the constitution that they somehow get a "pass"?]
The majority of energy used by civilian people (as opposed to corporations) in Mumbai goes into air-conditioning! This is unconfirmed by the internet, but one of the scientists we spoke to claims that 70% of the energy that people use goes into air conditioning.
Some fruits are hot and some are cold and it has nothing to do with their temperature. For instance, mangoes are a hot fruit but raw (or not quite ripe) mangoes are cold. Papayas, bananas, pineapples, and spicy foods like chillies are all hot whereas apples are cold.
Have we already mentioned how the vast majority of women wear traditional clothes like saris or the Salwar kameez (an outfit consisting of a tunic, drawstring pants, and a scarf). While we have seen some men wear tunics (kurtas) as well, almost all wear "western style" clothing.
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