Saturday, June 30, 2007

Hi, everybody, I haven't had the chance to post here before, so I will give you just a short review on what we (that's me and Siim Iiskyll) have done here. Anyway if you want to, you can read the details from Siim's blog:siimindias.blogspot.com

Basically we have had an orientation, during wich we were explained a little bit about India. Now, the way I understood it, India is a deeply religious country, evertything is guided by religion. It is also a very conservative country, with age-old traditions and stories, wich are taken as literal truth.

After, and during the orientation, we have been going sightseeing. There are incredible things and places to visit here in Delhi. I think the most interesting as well as shocking place is The Old Delhi (or just Delhi).
Old Delhi is something (or someone, because it is REALLY alive) wich no words are capeable of discribing, nevertheless I shall give it a try. It is the business area in Delhi. By business, I mean, it is like a HUGE market. There are narrow streets, alot of people, incredible wireing system, old houses and ofcourse countless shops and warehouses.
Our guide took us to his uncle's house and to the top of it's roof. The view was something totally undiscribeably shocking (come to think of it, all of Old Delhi is shocking).

When I look back at what I wrote, I understand that my words are incapeable of discribing this place. I can just say that it is something unique, something wich can be seen nowhere else.

The food

This is my favourite subject, here in India, beacause the food is really great and you have to eat on every step you take here (because it is not polite to refuse when somenone offers you food).
We have this incredible cook here in YFU India office. His name is Raju (I hope I spelled it correctly). Raju is without any doubt my favourite person in India, he is caring and warm and always ready to help. I am probably going to give him a present before I leave.

The place

we are situated in Southern Delhi, wich is the richest part of Delhi. At first I couldn't understand, why they call it rich, but after seeing the rest of the Delhi, I allready get it. The building itself is quite large and nice looking. YFU India owns the groundfloor. There are 2 bedrooms, 2 office rooms, conference room and two waiting rooms, so comparing to the YFU office in Estonia, it is huge (as is everything here in India). I really like the place, nice people and airconditioning( I have allready begun to love this magnificent gadget) make it totally pleasant.

Okay, I'm going to finish now, because...when you got to go, you got to go (inside joke).

your own happy Indian guy Mihkel, greeting his family and friends,

Mihkel Indias

xxx