August 3, 2010 & August 4, 2010

August 3- I did not have class until 11:30am so I was able to sleep in which was nice. However, the auto ride was an experience. The autowallah needed to stop and fill up which was fine since I left early to go the center (where most of my classes are). However, the gas station where he stopped at, was crowded because early that morning there was a murder so there was a lot of police officers and they had a lane blocked off. So instead of taking me about 35mins to get to the center it took me almost an hour. I think my India Since Independence class will be very interesting. We have three field trips, the first is to Nehru's house which is now a museum. Nehru was the first prime minster of India. The second field trip is to Indira Gandhi's house which is also a museum. Indira Gandhi was Nehru's daughter and a prime minister of India. I don't like her as much as I like Nehru. I like to call her the "Margaret Thatcher of India". The third trip is to the president's house. After India since Independence I went to a cafe near the center which had good food. After the cafe I went to my Cities of Delhi class which is about the history of Delhi. Almost every friday we go to different places of Dehli as well as one weekend we visit the Taj Mahal.

August 4- Today I did not have any classes so I was able to sleep in. I went to JNU to finish my registration, which took longer than I expected thanks to Indian bureaucracy. When I finally got back to my house I took a nap and then studied. Karissa and I went to the market and then we studied together. Tomorrow I have three classes. Friday some of us are going to an NGO. Then on Saturday a group of us are going to Chandni Chowk which is one of the biggest and busiest markets in Old Delhi. We are also going to visit Jama Masjid- which is the largest mosque in India and other places in Old Delhi.