Some of you have already seen this, video but I’m posting it anyways. I’m studying abroad in India right now and the program I’m here with wanted me to write a REALLY long big post for them about my impressions pre and post coming to Mumbai, but I thought a cool video would be more fun. If I have time, I’d like to make some more videos while I’m here. I’ll let you know if I do
And now for the short update:
I just finished all of my courses and exams and decided to stay in India until Christmas. I got a really sweet internship with a film and television production company, and I’ve been unsuccessfully hunting for an apartment. It’s nearly impossible to find listings without posting a broker, subletting does not exist here, and convincing someone to give you an apartment for two months is basically a waste of time, but I’m still trying. Wish me luck!
Also, I’m going to get better about posting now. I promise.
Saturday was Raksha Badhan, the first of many festivals coming up here in India. On Raksha Badhan, brothers and sisters remember their love for each other.
These bracelets are called rakhi. On Raksha Badhan, the sister puts one of these bracelets, tikka (red powder that goes on your forehead), rice (representing prosperity), and a candle-ish thing on a silver plate. Then she takes the plate, circles it around his head a few times, blessing him, puts the tikka on his forehead, and ties the rakhi on his right wrist. This is to remind him that he has to protect his sister for the rest of her life. Then the brother and sister hug each other and feed each other sweets and the brother gives his sister a gift like money, chocolate, or for the more adult siblings, something like a laptop, as a thanks for the blessing.
Plz enjoy the cutest display of Raksha Badhan everrrrrrrr:
I knew she had to have balls to to do so well in her part in V for Vendetta, but it’s hard to believe something like that could come out of someone like this:
I made this video for a Marketing project on Tamagotchi. Apparently Europeans, most noteably Scandanavians, really enjoy it because I’m almost at 7,000 views.
Maybe it’s the businesswoman in me, maybe it’s my love of learning, or perhaps it is my undying love for whiteboards (I have three in my room and two at work currently). Either way, I cannot get enough of these RSA videos. Here’s one for Dan Pink’s talk about what truly motivates humans, and it’s not money.
