Hi! No news is good news, at least in this case! I've been so busy having fun the last couple of days I haven't had a chance to post. No pictures today, either, because I left home without my CD where I have them burned.

Mark and I had lunch at Vinesh's house today with him, his mom, his 100 year old grandmother who is in perfect health, his sister-in-law, cousin and neice. After lunch all but the two older ladies went to the beach, which was a new beach for us. It looked to be a little crazy for swimming (steep with lots of rocks), but great for a picnic and for shell hunting. We found some really good ones, and there is almost no one at that beach.

Then, tonight we went to a program put on by students at the school for hotel and restaurant management. They have a three year program here in Kovalam. There are 120 students in each grade, and they live in dormitories on campus. Our meal was on the campus, in a very nice outdoor seating area. There was a Rajasthani theme to all of the food, dress, and dancers. Rajasthani dress is really cool: turbans and gypsy looking clothes. The food is also really good. It is what we Westerners get when we go for Indian food. The food here in Kerala is very different from that. We were seated at a table with two ladies from Sweden. It was all very nice and fun!

Then we went for a walk on the beach, and I found some more good shells in the dark! My favorite new thing used to be body boarding, and now it is looking for shells. Tomorrow we are going to look for shells all day. Mark is taking a break to have fun with me for a few days while we celebrate my birthday which was yesterday.

Well, hopefully tomorrow I will put up some more pictures. I just thought I'd say hi while I have the chance. Hope you are having a good weekend! -Asenath