june 12 haryana
1. website up, content being added: www.seechangenow.org
2. although we are usually doing work or otherwise occupying ourselves, not having my own computer has given me too much time to read. finished the god of small things (best) and the road (how did they make a movie out of this??) and i'm making my way through the collected poems and plays of rabindranath tagore (thanks garland) in my spare time. seeking suggestions for more india-related books.
3. yesterday we made what might have been the last visit to notki village for the non-photographers (me), which was surprisingly sentimental. we gave the children and the family we've been following gifts, and the mother of the family gave us woven-bread-cover things. other bread-related events which occured in the village yesterday: (a) we watched the mother make bread, (b) a very old lady came up to us and wanted to know how we make bread. non-bread-related events: while keeping kids out of the schoolyard so juan could film in peace, i had a 30 minute conversation with a group of kids and young men who spoke about ten words of english collectively. we taught each other the words for goat, cow, bull, friend, pants, jar, gate and tree. we also discussed religion and marriage customs.
4. we have finished the bulk of our filming and are about to take a weekend trip to agra and jaipur. taj mahal! no internet till sunday.
5. the apple juice here tastes different but is really good.
