I'm on the TV?!?!

The day before yesterday, a cameraman and an interviewer came to my host family's house!

I was doing my homework as usual and my host parents abruptly knocked on the door and told me "reporters coming reporters. get ready."

I was confused but I changed and just continued doing homework.

Half an hour or so later, people from ETV came; I already saw them at school that morning.

They told me to wear my Indian clothing (shalwar suit) and I had to pose to be videotaped.

They videotaped my hostfamily and me talking, eating, and playing chess.

I also had to go into the puja room (room for worshipping) and hold incense in my hand and pray.

It wasn't exactly a natural setting but I enjoyed it (although I didn't get any homework done that night)

In fact, they're visiting only two host families and I was quite honored to be one of them.

According to the cameraman, parts of the video clips are going to be on the news - he said either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Tomorrow was yesterday and today is the day after tomorrow - I could have missed it because I went to bed at 9 last night and he was telling us that it was going to be a 9:30 news.

We'll see - if I watch on the tv, I'll use my camera to record it.



I don't have school today, or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow!

Then on Sunday, I'm off to Rajasthan!!!

Rajasthan is considered to be the "real Indian state" with vibrant culture - bright colors, pointy traditional shoes, magnificent sites, etc.

We'll also visit Agra!!

Taj Mahal has been my passion and I'm really excited to see it!!!!