Argumentative Indian

i feel like a pendulum right now, swinging back and forth between loving and detesting India. random things keep happening that constantly and drastically affect my mood:

down: friday at Bangla Sahib, when i got my shoes back after visiting the Gurudwara, they were covered in some hard, dried, goo that made the shoes unbearable to wear. we think it might have been some kind of super-strong adhesive?

up: monday night i got a call from karthik to go see amartya sen speak. way cool-- he even signed his new book for me!

down: behemoth report on indian banking sector is due next week, and i can't get going on it

up: only one more week of internship

down: at least 100,000 other indians had the same idea as me to go to Vaishno Devi on independence day weekend. except they had foresight to reserve a room and train ticket. we have to take the bus and spend the night hiking down from the shrine.

up: we'll be hiking at night= less crowd, less heat!

down: i spilled tea all over my white shirt

up: maybe i should buy new clothes since i have ruined about half of the ones i brought here

down: shopping here is so exhausting-- mentally and physically-- sensory overload

up: i'm leaving work early today

bye