So work has been so busy lately that I haven't had time to think about interesting things to write. I can however, tell you what's stopping men from wearing condoms!
But yesterday I went to see a Hungarian pianist play a relatively short solo concert and it got me to thinking that some of my favorite moments in India are doing totally non-indian things. It's not that I don't appreciate Indian culture, 'cuz I do, but rather it's interesting to see the mixture of cultures. For instance, last night the pianist finished an incredibly difficult Liszt piece took his bow and left the stage. About a quarter of the indians in the audience ran to the door (literally). This is common because there are usually so many people it's best to try to beat the mobs. But of course the rest of us stayed knowing there'd be an encore. He played a short Bartok piece for encore and then half the remaining Indians left. He played a total of three encores and you can imagine the audience was down to mostly foreigners by the time he ended.
Being part of the "foreign community" means I go to far more cultural events here than I did even back home - Sunday was the brazilian documentary about female prisoners, this weekend is some spiritual arts thing my old boss is co-hosting and then come the many many thanksgivings! Maybe it's not about being a foreigner so much as when your social opportunities are limited you take advantage of them more! Anyways, they are fun.
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