Today was my first excursion day into India! Ally (my roommate), Stephanie (co-worker), and I traveled by auto-rickshaw to the small city of Hosur. Most of the drive was beautiful, with vast landscapes and a sunny day. People were walking by with their goats, cows, and donkeys, and people were sitting on their stoops doing chores. I spent most of the ride trying to catch images that would have been gorgeous if I knew when to press the button on my camera while we rushed by the subject of interest. When we arrived in the city, though, my senses were rattled by the noise--in India, you use your carhorn to communicate every possible message, from "Get out of the way" to "I'm passing you" to "How you doin'?" to "I'm coming around this blind corner!" And
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