Yesterday's main events

Coffee/Tea stalls are a major social hub here. For men, mostly. Of course, I decided that I want to get some coffee anyway, even though not only would I stick out because of my foreign skin color, but also because I'm a female. Well, the coffee preparer was really very nice. I was almost surprised at his level of accommodation and the lack of stares from fellow caffeine-fiends (staring here is common, and smiles rare). Alas, my nudge about the social order was indicated to me otherwise. I felt a strange lump come into my mouth and spit it out to find... a dead fly. The coffee was actually pretty good (by Indian standards)... but next time I think I'll ask for veg. 

My host sister's "Maths Tuition Sir"'s (math tutor) cell phone ringtone is a Backstreet Boys song-- the one that goes, "show me the meaning... of beeeing looonelay"

Alriiight ;)

Mind you, these two events topped what would have been a main event of the day back home. I also made dinner for my host family yesterday, but that was rather anticlimactic. To be honest, I think they thought the food too bland. In my defense, I made a masala version of each of the items (ie: masala fries, masala tuna melt... yum?).