6/4/2012
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DEBIT
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Checking withdrawal @ ATMCANARA
BANK KUSHALNAGAR KUSHALNAGAR
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$181.85
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6/2/2012
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DEBIT
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SPECTRUM INTERNET NOTTINGHAM GB
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$4.68
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5/31/2012
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DEBIT
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BAJIO GRILL- RIVERWOODSAMERICAN
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$7.52
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5/26/2012
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DEBIT
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BARRY FAMILY DENTAL GROOREM UTUS
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$165.00
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5/25/2012
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DEBIT
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CAFE FRESH OREM UTUS
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$8.03
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5/25/2012
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DEBIT
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NICOLITALIA PIZZERIA PROVO UTUS
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$15.07
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5/24/2012
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DEBIT
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CAFE RIO OREM OREM UTUS
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$5.66
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5/23/2012
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DEBIT
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CAFE FRESH OREM UTUS
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$7.50
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5/22/2012
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DEBIT
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AMAZON MKTPLACE PMTS
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$19.99
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Kushalnagar. |
Today I looked at my bank account
to see how it’s doing. It’s doing
good. Nothing’s being done or
doing. I’m in India. The blue stuff is my life since leaving
America. I’ve been to an Internet cafĂ©
thing in the airport in London (which totally ripped me off now I know!) and to
an ATM in Kushalnagar. Kushalnagar is a
little town about 10 minutes away from where we live by rickshaw. We go there to buy supplies and I’ve made copies
of my consent forms and other things of the like.
Vegetables and fruits near the place of chocolates. |
I actually haven’t gotten homesick
at all really except for a few moments while sleeping on the bathroom floor
with my vomit. But looking at this bank
statement seeing especially the food places made me somewhat homesick or I
suppose foodsick, rather. I am
definitely not dentistsick. I hate that
man. Anyway I’m missing Nic’s and Bajio,
woo, I love those joints. The food here
is incredible too, but after throwing almost every different kind of meal up, I
am not too stoked on returning to it straightaway. In fact I kept telling Britney what I would
give to have some chocolate and soda.
One Saturday while in Kushalnagar she grabbed my hand as soon as our
feet hit the pavement from the rickshaw and dragged me straight to a shop with
dozens of kinds of chocolate and cold sodas.
When I realized where she had taken me my eyes started gushing out of my
head and my hands I rubbed together like a greedy little American girl and I
began dreaming of the combinations of chocolate. I took one of each kind of chocolate, mostly
American stuff and Cadbury, and rushed to the sodas to get a nice cold
soda. I waited patiently in line tapping
my foot and licking my lips until finally it was my turn to pay (which I did
gladly and quickly) and as soon as the items were legally mine, I began opening
and devouring them with sips of soda in between. We walked along the streets of Kushalnagar
for a bit and I just had a good old time with those treats and thought I was in
paradise. I was in paradise.
The remainder of the treats. I'm going to eat the Cadbury like I'm Charlie Bucket. |
Britney’s been saying to me how
she’s never met someone who loves food so much.
She’s right. And she never will
in the future. I always knew food and I
were lovers, but being here amplifies my strange relationship with food. I just love it! We literally eat our meals at the sound of a
bell on weekdays, so sometimes I’m like Pavlov’s dogs about the whole
thing. I’m Pavlov’s dog in too many
respects. That’s why I’m a master’s
student at 23 I suppose. And I’m tired
and smell bad.
Ah yes...new food, new microbes, and waiting for the tummy to catch up with the changes. How I do not miss those days in Taiwan, China, and India. There may be few things less enjoyable than a good bout of Delhi belly. You will adapt eventually.
ReplyDeleteBy the by, an interesting note for you: "nagar" means village or community (Kushal Town), but it is also used as part of the name of a suburb or housing development. That's why you see it so often. Folks use the term in larger cities to give an idea of a location, just like us saying "Vineyard" or "Slate Canyon" for areas of Provo or Orem.
Great updates!
I am happy to see you with chocolate in your hand. Britany we must send you some food.
ReplyDeleteHah! You are probably going through Nic withdrawals. It happens to the best of us. -Laura & Cole.
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