6/12/2023 0 Comments Gandhiji's ashram![]() ![]() This is a daily reality for Indians, and it was interesting to spend hours watching locals also pass the time with newspapers, kids, and snacks.īut basically, what I’m saying is that the day, the country, and the entire “India”-ness of it all tested us. I had left that morning unprepared for such a long train ride-it took many hours longer than the direct one-and we were squished face-to-butt in the cabin. ![]() It’s more that it wasn’t our choice, we had paid for different seats on a different train. Immersion is the whole point - I want to understand the cultural nuances and facets. ![]() To be fair, the train ride was really not as bad as I am making it sound. We were stared at heaps throughout the ride, and even touched by other commuters.not inappropriately, just more in our personal space and some of the women would reach out and stroke our skin or hair. The train ride assaulted our senses and gave us a crash course on getting to know India. We were told foreigners usually spring for a different section, but we got had by a ticket agent in Mumbai. ![]() My cousin and I arrived in Ahmedabad exhausted from the constant jostling of nine hours in the commuter section of the train-big whoops on booking that seat through a middleman! I like to think that I have both a great sense of humor, and a fair amount of tolerance. India is testing those two qualities at every opportunity. ![]()
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