It was so easy at home!

“How many times a week do you wash down the floor of your room?”

Mmmmmmhh…

That was the tricky question. And because I laughed, the Sisters are coming for room inspection. Booh and hooh!! “I make my bed, do my washing up -by hand- sweep around…”. Not sufficient!

This is the face I get from Sister Maria-Selvie when she spots my cuisine apron is dirty, or that my clothes are not ironed…

Helping Augustin…

This old resident asked me to get him a particular cream next time I’d go down town. I can’t describe the face the pharmacist pulled when I requested and bought a “Fair and Handsome” pot!!

45 rupees  for Augustin’s white dream.

Also: cant find no fake tan in town!!!!

Sister act!

1. Convents are not famous for their funky-groovy moods.

 But once the services, prayers, meditations, therapies, washings, blessings, cookings, roastings, singings, sewings, ironings, sweepings, readings, collectings… are over, everything makes us giggle!

The Sisters can’t hold their rolling-on-the-floor-laughing, alas I haven’t been quick enough to shoot a photo!

Take this wine, all of you, and drink from it!

Sister Josephina holds an old bottle of gin to provide you a shot of homemade wine!!

So far I know that the Sister’s top secret elixir includes carrots, ginger and beetroot! Tastes like heaven!  

Anna wintour goes Indian !

Women have a unique way to combine materials and colors. Pink, orange and green are the navy blue of India!

They are very feminine; wear beautiful sarees, the red pote on their face, and lots bangles even if they are cleaning or gardening. No wonder I traumatized them with my converse shoes, blue jeans and boy hair!

So I’m trying to adapt a little bit more! The first step before wearing a saree is trying a charudee: XXL big size pants, a long gown and a foulard.

The Snow-whites and the Little Dwarf!

So much white feels intimidating! When I’m alone with the Sisters I look like a peacock, or the ugly duckling with the white swans.

I support the color power! White shades are too hard to keep clean!

The love of the monsoon!

If you see many dragonflies in the morning, rumor has it that it’s going to rain rain! It starts with a few drops, and suddenly it’s the big shower time! Any cover serves as shelter, and the streets are deserted for as long as it lasts!

I had an hour long tea break with the Indians I was hiding with, the good way to make friends!