Food is important, so let’s start there. This is my lunch yesterday of potato and corn with rice, dal fry and chapati. So far, every lunch is always rice, dal fry and chapati, with the exception of the main course. Anita is a very good cook. Maybe I already mentioned this, but she prepares the food and brings it to me Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat for 100 rupees per meal, which amounts to $1.70 per meal US dollar. It’s nice to have a hot meal after class or practice.

Looks like I’m not the only one eating around here…

This old building sitting on a very busy intersection turned out to be a good photo-op. Here are the two sides facing the street.

Below is a common sight. I’m not sure what is on this woman’s head, but many of the women here carry large loads in this fashion. Speaking of fashion, that’s Sharon walking in the background …

Model Colony, which is the area in Pune where we’re staying is really one of the nicer places here. Here’s a view down a residential street worthy of sharing.

But some things are just kinda crazy …

Like this Pune pay phone.

Today is Sunday, and a day off at the Institute. I observed the morning kids class from 8-9 am, which is the only class offered today. It was really fun watching the kids, whose ages ranged from 10-15ish. They were kept playfully moving quickly the entire hour. The names of the poses were called out in Sanskrit only, and the kids knew all the names. They also knew and recited the invocation at both the beginning and end of the class. This was certainly a highlight for me.

Nana will be picking us (me, Kathleen & Manyee) up at 10:30 to take us for some Pune sight seeing. In case I haven’t mentioned her before, Manyee is our 3rd flatmate. She’s from Hong Kong but lives in Australia, with a Chinese/Australian accent that’s very cute.