Repenting...
Hey, everyone! Can I just say what a great thing our blog site is? Stephanie helped me recover my password, so I've repented, and am back in the loop now.
Heidi--what an adventurer you are! Tonga sounds like a great experience. How is the weather there? Are there lots of bugs? Adam's brother Tyler is serving his mission in the Dominican Republic right now, and he really likes the lizards that "stick" around their apartment. I don't know if I'd enjoy such wildlife... I guess it's more of a guy thing.
So here's an interesting story. We have some neighbors who moved into the apartment right across the entryway from us at the end of August. They’re a young couple from India! He’s completing his PhD at BYU and she’s pregnant and a stay-at-home “housewife.” They’re a really nice couple and Snayhol (the wife) likes talking with me (I think she gets board being at home all day. Her visa won’t allow her to get a job, so she has no choice). She always wears the most beautiful traditional dresses—very colorful and delicately embroidered. Last week (Sat., Oct. 21) they invited us over to their celebration of the Festival of Lights. They had four other Indian friends over, and we got to watch their ritual as they paid respects to the goddess of wealth. They even let us participate in the ceremony—throwing rice and rose petals on the shrine after they lit incense and sang a chant. It was pretty crazy (I was thinking to myself, is this okay? I hope I’m not worshipping a pagan god!). No—really it was fine. And it was kind of them to invite us to see what their traditions are like. They were very good hosts and explained the significance of everything they were doing, and remembered to keep their conversations mostly in English. We also got to try their very authentic Indian Festival of Lights foods. Snayhol had made all of it, and it was very beautifully arranged in their little kitchen. There were also candles, lanterns, and a string of electric Christmas lights strung up in their window. It was a cultural experience I won’t soon forget!
Heidi--what an adventurer you are! Tonga sounds like a great experience. How is the weather there? Are there lots of bugs? Adam's brother Tyler is serving his mission in the Dominican Republic right now, and he really likes the lizards that "stick" around their apartment. I don't know if I'd enjoy such wildlife... I guess it's more of a guy thing.
So here's an interesting story. We have some neighbors who moved into the apartment right across the entryway from us at the end of August. They’re a young couple from India! He’s completing his PhD at BYU and she’s pregnant and a stay-at-home “housewife.” They’re a really nice couple and Snayhol (the wife) likes talking with me (I think she gets board being at home all day. Her visa won’t allow her to get a job, so she has no choice). She always wears the most beautiful traditional dresses—very colorful and delicately embroidered. Last week (Sat., Oct. 21) they invited us over to their celebration of the Festival of Lights. They had four other Indian friends over, and we got to watch their ritual as they paid respects to the goddess of wealth. They even let us participate in the ceremony—throwing rice and rose petals on the shrine after they lit incense and sang a chant. It was pretty crazy (I was thinking to myself, is this okay? I hope I’m not worshipping a pagan god!). No—really it was fine. And it was kind of them to invite us to see what their traditions are like. They were very good hosts and explained the significance of everything they were doing, and remembered to keep their conversations mostly in English. We also got to try their very authentic Indian Festival of Lights foods. Snayhol had made all of it, and it was very beautifully arranged in their little kitchen. There were also candles, lanterns, and a string of electric Christmas lights strung up in their window. It was a cultural experience I won’t soon forget!
posted by Lisa | 10:06 AM
1 Comments:
Whoah, I think that holiday was just on an episode of The Office last week!
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