i need a familiar crowd

last night when i got home to anand niketan (again a Rs40 ride from Malcha Marg-- new goal: a sub-40 rupee ride), i was really down for about an hour. first of all, no one was home. and there is no tv nor radio so it is very quiet there. and lonely. i tried to busy myself with housework-- i had to cook and wash clothes. there was only one match left to light the stove, and of course i lit the match when the gas wasn't turned on, so then i had no way of cooking on the stove. the nearby shop is down a sketchy alley and i didn't feel like going alone, so i decided to wait for kelley my housemate to come home. In the meantime i tried to wash clothes in the washing machine, but the know was broken and it took multiple attempts to get it started. Once the load was done, i realized i had washed the clothes on the wrong cycle and messed up a pair of good pants. then, i really wanted to call ghaziabad bc i was lonely and frustrated and i needed to vent in english to anand, natalie, santosh or bhutty, but none of them were home. they had left the phone with ranju, and i tried venting to her in hindi, but it didn't have the same effect "tanhai lag rahi hai, matches khatm ho gayaa, washing machine kharab ho gayaa"

kelley soon came home and we went to the market and got a box of matches so big they will never run out. again, i ended up staying up late and waking early. i had to go to barista at 11am to get a latte bc i couldn't keep my eyes open. i go to a coffee house everyday now. it is so convenient, even if it is a bit pricey. but then i realize i am spending $1 on a latte, and i don't feel bad. plus, i am saving money now since i am bringing my lunch.

i might be helping write an artile for a small publication in the next week or two. and i am going to meet the ambassador soon, as well. so that is exciting. yay.