The Amazing Race

Today we met up at 8:15 and took a bus down the road to a large temple of Shiva. We took many pictures. Then we went to a park and ate breakfast sandwiches in boxes. i also had lychee juice, which was tasty but had an odd aftertaste.

We walked a little ways further into the park and played some games.

1. Bag and skipping game (teammates put a bag on their feet, hop to the skipping rope, then skip to a marker, then run back- it's a type of relay race, with the winner being the team that completes the course the fastest.)
   
   
2. Balloon game (inflate as many balloons as you can and tie them to one of your teammates before the time limit, then we all stand in a circle and the balloon people try to crush each others balloons for a minute... the team whose gladiator has the most balloons left at the end of the game wins!
   
   
3. Was there a third one? I forget.
   
   
4. The Amazing Race, which was actually pretty fun. Teams are given a starting clue which will lead them to somewhere on MG road, and then into fancy shops at which the front desk has another envelope for their team. We went to five shops I think, and also solved all the clues for what to buy at roadside stands.
   
   At one point we piled all 5 of us into one rickshaw! (I hear that this is pretty normal) We depended very heavily on the Indian TWUers to help us find stores. I had some trouble at first because running did not go well... but my team actually won, thanks to our amazing teammates! Go Red Rhinos. :)
   
   The last lue led us to a restaurant at which we ate a delicious buffet meal. Sadly, I was feeling badly in the stomach (so was another guy) and I didn't partake heavily... I tried to try one of everything, and I accidentally ate a pickle (which is not recommended and didn't go well!) The desert was very good though- a kind of rice and cinnamon pudding. There was also papaya and light whipped-cream-texture ice cream.

We got back to Diamond around 4pm. I think that most of us went to our rooms to shower and rest; it was a very exertion-y day. :)

Tomorrow we meet at the Orchid next door! (I can see it from my balcony.) 9am class starts... 8:30 breakfast. Mmmm, breakfast. I hope there's coffee.

I'm feeling a little ill. It's kind of like the feeling when you drink on an empty stomach, except I only feel it when I eat or drink something. :/