Sunday, July 26, 2009

July 26

Meera, Maya, and two others on a scooter

Meera and Maya by a Banyan Tree

Today we did two cool things. One, we visited a temple because today is Naag Panchmi (a festival celebrating the snake god). We were hoping to see a real cobra and feed it some milk. However, because cobras are now protected animals, they do not have them in the temple or on streets anymore. Maya and I took a picture by the sacred banyan tree. The banyan tree is sacred in India.

We also went on a motor scooter ride. Maya stood in front with another little boy while I got to sit in the back. The ride was super fun. I hope I get to do it again tomorrow. I also went with Bai to the bazaar and she bought me some bangles!

Words I learned Well I did not learn any words. I learned how to write in Hindi and Kanda. The first one is in Kanda, and the second is how you write in Hindi:
Meera = ಮೀರಾ, मीरा
Debbie = ಡೆಬ್ಬಿಎ, देब्बिए
Maggie = ಅಗ್ಗಿಎ, मग्गी
Maya = ಮಾಯಾ, माया
Bob = ಬಾಬ್, बोब
Jai = ಜೈ, जय
Amy = ಅಮಿ, अमी ; Morgan = ಮೋರ್ಗನ್, मोर्गन

2 comments:

  1. I love your picture with Maya in front of the banyan tree! The scooter ride looked really fun. Between festivals, mountains, and historical sites, you've gotten to experience such amazing things on your trip. Our names written in Hindi and Kanda are so pretty!

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  2. It's fun to see my name in Kanda and Hindi. The writing looks so fancy. Thanks for taking the time to write all these names. Maggie

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