It's still raining. Apparently the rainy season started early. That's a shame because the image of the family of monkeys sitting under a tree to stay dry was cute. Likewise, the cow, napping on the median in the center of a 6 lane road as people zoom by at 60 mph was amazing. It looked quite content.

After a traditional Indian breakfast of ulma, a spicy and thick cream of wheat, yogurt and passable coffee, we headed to the local engineering college. The day was spent teaching DMA and lunch was Domino's pizza trucked in. Pizza with hot peppers, corn, and several Indian veggies no one knew the English name of. At least, since my hosts are veggies, I didn't have to wonder what part of what I was eating. It was odd teaching my DMA class to a couple of graduate students in heavy metal tee shirts, some professors in western dress, and a couple of young women in traditional dress that looks like it came out of Kipling. I do have to admit a sari looks very comfortable in this heat and humidity.

Dinner was a mixture of kebabs, where the spicing and texture of the lamb was unlike anything in the states. The texture was almost like a boudin blanc and the spicing was sweet and pungent as the same time. Both the chicken and the fish were much spicier than we see and the fish had this odd crunchy surface.  The rice biryani and kheer were similar but the other surprise was the breads, which were amazingly crisp and buttery. With the meal came a dal like dish that was made with mutton fat and two sauces, one very hot and the other this burst of coolness sourness. And of course, black tea. After dinner, I finished up this weeks assignment for my class and went to bed.

Hopefully photos tomorrow.