An Evening of Ganpati

Isaac and I came home to an impressive neighborhood party this evening. The quality of the video clip is weak but it should give you some idea of what the festivities are like.

Ganpati

Yesterday marked the first day of Ganpati, a twelve day festival very popular in Mumbai. Our neighborhood began preparations weeks in advance so it was fun to see the end result. Unfortunately, we didn't bring our camera to the festivities so I would encourage you to look here.

Today should be interesting as well. Families gather together and bring their idols to the beach where they throw them in the water. The idols range in size from twelve inches to two stories high.

Using the ATM

I don't stop thinking about it just because I'm off work for the evening. The other day I went to the ATM machine for our bimonthly cash withdrawal. While I was standing there, it occured to me that the max daily withdrawal is more than enough to buy a girl here.

I can't pretend there won't always be people willing to do terrible things to children, but the hope in all this is that I think it's possible to make it too expensive to buy kids. Life doesn't have to be so cheap.