India Day 6:
Scene: Sridhar's car, a random street corner (and by "street" we mean dirt road, and by "corner" we mean ditch)
3 girls with baskets walk by.
Sridhar: Oh look--it must be festival time. They have snakes. Do you want to see?
Me: What? Snakes? In the baskets?
Sridhar: Let's have a look (gets out)
Me: Ok (exits car)
girls run over excitedly
Sridhar: (Gesturing at me and the basket) Have a look--Cobras I think!
Me: Umm....What??!
Cue small mob scene as I am suddenly surrounded by several girls, who begin prodding me insistently.
Sridhar: Don't touch her! No touch!
Girls: (Prod Prod PROD)
Me: Help!!
Girls, in calculated military-style maneuver, cut me off from both the car and Sridhar. Shoving ensues. I end up in a nasty street fight with 3 large women. And by "nasty street fight" we mean "some shoving" and by "3 large women" we mean "maybe one 11 year old girl--but fiesty!"
Sarita: (Who has just pulled up to pick me up from Sridhar) Christie--run to the car!!
Me: (Dodging one final shove in matrix-style movement) Open the door!
Cue Indiana Jones Music as I dive through the car window**
Sarita: Whew! Good, they've moved on to Sridhar now
Me: Drive woman, drive!!
end scene.
**This may not have actually happened as written. However, we dare you to prove it.
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4 comments:
hi there.
amazing trip - amazing events!! Cant believe the things you see and do!! Must be a once in a lifetime - lifetime!!
Cant wait to keep on reading about this! And to catch up once you are back.
Enjoy!!
Big hug - from a far...
Eva
Hysterical!!! (and yeah, just slightly scary)
I would agree with Jessica. Hysterical and scary at the same time. Hugs, Kathleen ooo
Seriously dude! Go buy a video camera in one of the large warehouses and start taping this crazy stuff!!!
xoxo
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