GOAT PARTY

TONIGHT WAS THE “GOAT PARTY.” WHAT IS A GOAT PARTY YOU MIGHT WONDER – WELL, IT IS A PARTY WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOREIGN INTERNS WHO ARE AMAZED AT THE FACT THAT IN INDIA YOU CAN ORDER A WHOLE COOKED GOAT. ONE WAS ORDERED AND RETRIEVED BY THE BOYS VIA MOTOR RICKSHAW – I BET THAT WAS AN INTERESTING RIDE! THE GOAT (ALONG WITH A FEW TASTY BEVERAGES AND DESSERTS) MADE FOR A GREAT FEAST – OH, AND THE GOAT WAS STUFFED – WITH RICE, BOILED EGGS, AND EVEN CHICKEN (AS IF AN ENTIRE GOAT WAS NOT ENOUGH MEAT ALREADY!) MOST EVERYONE WORE INDIAN ATTIRE AND THERE WAS A BIT OF DANCING (NOT YOURS TRULY OF COURSE!). ALTHOUGH I LEFT A BIT EARLY - SINCE I HAD A LONG RIDE HOME AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO NOT OVER DO IT AFTER BEING SICK, I HAVE TO SAY THAT ALL-IN-ALL IT WAS A VERY FUN EVENING.

BEFORE THE PARTY, I MET UP WITH CURREY IN GREEN PARK (NOT REALLY A PARK AT ALL – IT’S A MARKET NEAR THE OTHER INTERNS’ SIDE OF TOWN). WE HAD DECIDED EARLIER IN THE DAY TO GET HENNA TATTOOS, SO BEFORE HEADING THE ROOFTOP WHERE THE PARTY WAS HELD, WE STOPPED ON THE STREET, SAT ON LITTLE BUCKETS, AND SPENT THE BEST 30 RUPEES WE’VE SPENT SO FAR! (IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HENNA TATTOOS ARE - DON'T FREAK - THEY ARE TEMPORARY TATTOO DESIGNS - USUALLY ON YOUR HANDS OR ARMS - THAT LAST A COUPLE WEEKS - FADING OVER TIME.) I’VE INCLUDED A FEW PICS. FROM THE EVENING IN THIS BLOG – BUT THE FULL COLLECTION IS ONLINE AT: http://picasaweb.google.com/April.Gay/TattooGoatParty

THE PLAN FOR TOMORROW IS TO TRY AND GET TO DILLI HAAD – THE CRAFTS MARKET WE MISSED LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. IF WE GO I WILL TAKE MY CAMERA WITH ME. I KNOW YOU ARE ALL PICTURE ADDICTS! (SOME OF YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A REHAB FACILITY!) I WILL TRY TO CAPTURE THE INTERESTING THINGS AROUND ME BUT NOT GET TRAMPLED BY THE COWS OR THE BEGGERS!
P.S. TINY TOTALLY TRIED TO CRAWL UP MY LEG TONIGHT. BAD TINY!