the group-aftermath
the beginings of the war
after the drive-by incident
So yesterday was Holi- a Hindu religious harvest festival. Its to celebrate spring, and it’s the festival of colors. So as I was walking to the orphanage to work 2 guys on a motorcycle said “HEY!” and threw purple powder on me. At the orphanage I cleaned up and after work Andrew and I planned to meet for coffee and then just play Holi by ourselves. On my way I saw a group of college people standing around completely covered. Thinking it would make a good culture picture I stopped and asked the group if I could take their picture. They said yes, but under 1 condition: they got to put powder on me. I agreed and got my picture with them. They then invited me to one of their houses where they were gonna have a full-out Holi war (complete with color/eggs/water) Andrew came and met us and it was a blast! Color, eggs, water completely covered me! They were a pretty cool group of people and it was fun to get to know them by smashing egg on their heads. Fun fact: during Holi there is a popular drink called Bhang. Its widely consumed by families and it is a buttermilk drink that contains Opium. Its only legal on this one holiday. The group said they tried to get some, but couldn’t find any. Anyways after 3 days and 7 showers I still have bright pink hair. Thankfully most of the color has worn off my face and body, but Im not sure what to do about my hair! I may go to a salon tomorrow to see what can be done! But nonetheless it was totally worth it to celebrate! It was def. memorable!So yesterday was Holi- a Hindu religious harvest festival. Its to celebrate spring, and it’s the festival of colors. So as I was walking to the orphanage to work 2 guys on a motorcycle said “HEY!” and threw purple powder on me. At the orphanage I cleaned up and after work Andrew and I planned to meet for coffee and then just play Holi by ourselves. On my way I saw a group of college people standing around completely covered. Thinking it would make a good culture picture I stopped and asked the group if I could take their picture. They said yes, but under 1 condition: they got to put powder on me. I agreed and got my picture with them. They then invited me to one of their houses where they were gonna have a full-out Holi war (complete with color/eggs/water) Andrew came and met us and it was a blast! Color, eggs, water completely covered me! They were a pretty cool group of people and it was fun to get to know them by smashing egg on their heads. Fun fact: during Holi there is a popular drink called Bhang. Its widely consumed by families and it is a buttermilk drink that contains Opium. Its only legal on this one holiday. The group said they tried to get some, but couldn’t find any. Anyways after 3 days and 7 showers I still have bright pink hair. Thankfully most of the color has worn off my face and body, but Im not sure what to do about my hair! I may go to a salon tomorrow to see what can be done! But nonetheless it was totally worth it to celebrate! It was def. memorable!
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