As the weather is cooling down I am noticing more International people about. Especially over the weekend at Qtab Minar there were about 10 times as many people as when I went during the heat. At my apartment there are now a couple more longer term people staying also. I think they all had the right idea to come this time of year.

I think I hit the wall today. It was a long day. I think I hit my intake limit of rice and curry for the trip. I was kind of playing with my food on the lunch tray today trying to force myself to eat it. The lunch buddies were asking “You no like?”. I said I don’t think they would even serve this at the prisons in the US. They all laughed, but I was serious. I have eaten the cafeteria food everyday except for one on this trip for lunch. Then to top it off I walk by the meetings for the internationals and they are eating Pizza Hut and Subway. I should have crashed the meeting and chowed down. I hope I get over this or I will really be suffering for the rest of the trip.

It is like the center of the universe here. This week I have spoken with someone from every continent except for Antarctica. Maybe I will find that person over the weekend tubing down the Ganges.

I caught a ride from someone else today and got out of work the earliest time yet. 5:45. I did not know what to do with all the time. Since it gets dark around 6:30 there wasn’t too much time. I decided to hit the pool. For the first time since the incident, I ran into the old man. First I tried to ignore him when he yelled Mr Lonne when I swam by him. On my return lap he stood right in the middle of my lane and dropped his shorts (j/k) actually he splashed me to get my attention. He shook my hand and said hi. He has grown a beard since. He said he is starting a new business but I could not understand what he was saying. I said I don’t understand and he swam off. No issues anyways.