to my brother Elmer Moore, Mrs. Janice Jaffe, Eswar Priyadarshan and my love Jay Priyadarshan. The past few days have been a whirlwind of emotions and experiences, but it was because of these amazing people I have been able to overcome difficulties. Elmer and Janice came together to contact my coordinator here in India and make sure I was able to return to the project I had already begun. The awesome Priyadarshan men did an incredible job of supporting me if a move to Delhi was necessary. I really feel so blessed to have each and every one of these people in my life and their love/support is something I treasure more than words can describe. Thank you all so much.
That being said, I am so happy to be back at the hostel! All the girls were shocked to see me, but very excited I was back. I had the most interesting cultural experience as well today. One of the beautiful women, Jyoti, had her mom and brother visiting for a few hours and introduced me to them. Well, when we were hanging out in the room, Jyoti’s mom began to rub coconut oil into Jyoti’s hair. It took me back to my younger days when my mom or aunt would run their hands through my hair. I thought it was so wholesome. After she finished, her mom told me to have a seat so that she could do the same to my hair! I can’t lie, I was really excited. The smell of the coconut oil was tantalizing and I soon found myself drifting into a daze. It was an experience that you couldn’t pay for, nor an experience many people who travel here can say they’ve had. I found myself feeling that I am exactly where I need to be, despite all the drama the past 2 days. I realized that these types of experiences are what I will remember when I look back on my trip to India and it is times like these that I am so grateful to be where I am today.
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