So Sick

I am writing this for the second time today...I just lost my first post. The internet here sucks! I guess with 1 billion people trying to connect the bandwidth gets a little bogged down.

Well it only took me 4 days to get sick in India. I left work early yesterday and I didn't go in today. I am pretty sure that it was dinner on Tuesday night that made me sick. We went to the Great Kabab Factory. It is like a Brazilian steakhouse where you are served several courses of meat. At the time the food was delicious but I don't think my immune system from suburbia prepared me for this. The restaurant was a short distance from the hotel so the team opted to walk. I was admittedly opposed to walking but was out voted. There are no sidewalks in India so when you walk you walk on the streets with the cars, bikes, and rickshaws. Kaizer, a team member from the Denver office who grew up in Mumbai told us that if you are confident and stand your ground when you walk that no one will hit you. I didn't really like that answer and walked in between all the team members so that they would be a buffer and I would reduce the possibility of getting hit. We made it to the restaurant successfully and the walk was an interesting experience. Everyone felt okay after dinner but when I woke up Wednesday morning I felt terrible. Everyone on the team felt sick but I definitely had it the worst. I am feeling much better today.

While working from the hotel today a few noteworthy things happened. Star World plays the same line up every 4 hours. I have seen the same episodes of the Bachelor, Friends, Two and Half Men, and Koffee with Karan about 4 times today. Koffee with Karan is a celebrity talk show but is nothing like TMZ, Ellen or Oprah. I will not miss Koffee with Karan when I am back in American. At about 5 pm today I heard a drumming noise from outside my hotel room. At first I thought this was something from the street after about 5 minutes of it not stopping I walked to the window and looked out. A large group of hotel employees were standing outside and there was a large fire pit. They grabbed something from the table and walked around and threw stuff into the fire. I have no idea what it is all about and will inquire tomorrow at breakfast and update you all. I did think to take some video for your enjoyment. (btw the upload of this video took like 30 minutes and it is a 30 second video!!!)