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Last day In Sambalpur
... enough fabric to make one saree. We were able to purchase the fabric straight from the maker. They have the artistic capability to produce fabrics woven with designs of the hindu gods. They also had a technique that would give the fabric an iridescent look. It is doubtful that many in this village are even literate. Their homes were made of cement. One family opened their home for us to tour ...
Sambalpur
... was able to capture it on video and look forward to sharing it with you when I return. One of the best cultural experiences one can have while in India is the chance to attend a wedding ceremony. Weddings here are nothing short of lavish and can last for days. My roommate and I were joking about the opportunity to be Indian "wedding crashers." It just so happened that today we got our ...
Sambalpur day 4, 5, 6
... about my eating. This happened to coincide with the fact that I had no appetite so I was basically surviving on plain white rice and water. The imposition of the cultural norms were so strong that finally we began to get a little more assertive about our needs. It was hard to interpret how this was received. It was certainly not our intention to offend anyone but they were not recognizing that we were 2 weeks into an exhausting ...
Salbalpur day 3
... it was the ladder. This is a significant departure from American adolescence life that bares such stress socially that suicide and school violence is a prevalent issue. The quality of the school is measured by the language in which instruction is delivered either English medium or the state language which is Odya here. English-speaking schools are considered to be superior. It is required that all schools teach English, Hindi, and ...
Sambulpur day 2
... our conversation from earlier. Her daughter tried multiple times throughout the conversation to get her attention beginning with mild interruption of conversation and escalating to pulling her mother's arms, grabbing her face and turning her head and verbally demanding her attention. She was speaking Odya, the state language, so I was unable to understand exactly what she was saying. Her mother tried either ignoring the behavior or ...