The “Lady in the box” redeemed herself by finding the nearest star bucks for free internet. Not
only that, it found “Panera” without asking and also E 85 gas stations.
We are in the suburb of Chicago which is totally unlike what
I think as “Chicago” should be. For
example, we went for a morning walk, got lost on a pretty trail with wild
sunflowers, went through some isolated underpass with no shady activity and
then when we asked a lady for directions , she not only gave us the
directions, but also walked with us( talking about Chicago/San Francisco
etc) for a mile and then said if we had
time, she would have loved to show us around…” IS this the Chicago News media
talk about”?? We must be in a wrong city
or maybe it is just a dream.
Then we decided to drive to the down town ( again no problem
there) and spent 8 hours in the Fields Museum of Natural History. At 5 pm, the guards started to turn
the lights off and then I realized I have not seen half of the museum yet and I
was not even tired. The place is fascinating beyond any words. Usually, these
never ending museums get very tiring
after a while but here there were so many interesting exhibits that we just
kept on going. Four billion years of
history is packed in this three story
building. A must see place for everyone .
The Grand Indian wedding has started. The first event was
Mehndi. We were told that it is a informal family thing and girls will just get
the Mehdi done and there will be dinner. We were hungry and I wanted to get the
Mehdi and their house is 2 minutes away, so we went. I should have known
better, I was the only female wearing
pants and normal top. ( my mom must be looking down from where ever she is ,
shaking her head, saying, “you will never learn even after 65 years…) There
were at least 70 to 80 people, all dressed up in colorful saris..oh well, I
have learned to accept these situations.
Best part was , I met old college friends after 40 to 45
years. I think it is interesting to realize they are still the same person except they
are just older version of themselves. The face, the mannerism and
probably the personality never changes, just few more wrinkles and few new grey
hair.
On this thought, good night, I hope to post this in the
morning….
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