Today turned out much better than I expected. I had envisioned being completely unsure of what to do (since India is VERY different, and I knew nothing about Chennai), and doing things around the hotel. Lame, right? Well lucky for me... after I woke up as late as possible to have the included breakfast (and maximize sleep), the group of volunteers from the session that just ended showed up at the hotel. This is where I met Lex and Heather... both pretty awesome people. They let me tag along as we shopped in a couple of "malls" in Chennai. I was taught some of the tricks to bartering... something you should do for almost everything you buy. They explained that you need to negotiate a price with the drivers of the auto rickshaws (again the bartering thing... they can overcharge you if you don't agree beforehand). I'll have to put up a picture of one sometime... maybe even a drive in one).
And now for some pictures!
This is a pretty good representation of most of Chennai. Pretty run down, and crazy as ever.
Here we have one of the many stores in the outdoor mall area that sells loads of shiny things.
And finally we have Lex, Heather and I. Lex goes to BYU-I, and Heather is a school teacher.
And now for some pictures!
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