In the summer of 2010 I went to India as a volunteer with Rising Star Outreach. This blog is about my preparations for the trip and my time in India.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Indian @ SLCC
Today I attended an event at SLCC Redwood campus that reminded me of why I love India so much. Professor Aarti Nakra spoke about arranged marriage. There are a lot of myths about arranged marriage that aren't true. First off couples with arranged marriages meet and get to know each other before they get married. They can call off the engagement if they don't get along. And there was another myth but I forgot it. :) But what you hear about arranged marriages isn't all bad. Aarti showed clips from the film "Monsoon Wedding" to illustrate her points. It looked like a good movie and now I really want to see it! I love my Indian/Bollywood cinema. :) After Professor Aarti spoke there was a q & a. In the background a sideshow was showing famous Indian people. I had no idea Norah Jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar. And Nigel Barker, the photographer from America's Next Top Model, is Indian too! Now if only I was Indian. That'd be perfect. At the end of the event Indian food was served! Delicious samosas with mint sauce and this rice ball things. I love me some mint sauce. I think I'll make some Indian food for dinner. I do love it so... :)
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