Busy busy life!

My apologies for neglecting the blog for about 2 weeks, I can't seem to find time to get everything done before I leave. Classes have been divided as we have gotten a new language teacher and Dollar our Chinese student has finally arrived. This has proved to be very helpful to my studies and I see myself progressing more in the language everyday. Our seminars have been full of great information on energy, economic growth, and the sacred feminine. This half of the course has also included meditation which is very relaxing.
Our little group of students Benni, Sophia, Dollar and I have been exploring on our own to try and see everything before we leave. We cooked for Meenakshi, Sophia and Dollas house mother, saw the Lotus temple. We went to Dilli Haat to try the food huts from all over the country as well. One day we went to Old Delhi and visited a Sik Temple, Jama Masjid, the Red Fort Light Show and famous Karims all in one night. It was interesting to wander through the muslim side of Old Delhi during Ramadan. A very nice man gave us a plate of food they eat to break their fast. It was delicious! Fried spinach/potatoes, fruit salad, and rose water. We tried to see India gate at night, but things are closing early fir the approaching Independence day of India. I cooked an American style meal with my roommates as well. :)
We managed to tour Meroli with Dohail Hashmi, a well known intellectual in Delhi, and also see the Quitup Minarar Complex. He told us some great information! Many of the mosoleums were covered in a special plaster made of eggs, daal, and ground mother of pearl. We got to see the diversity shown in the mixing of several styles of architecture in the area. You can tel what religion/nationality the stone mason was as well as the person who ordered the building made. I also learned a little about the grave stones in the mosoleums. The shape of the stone indicates the gender of the deceased. The graves are shaped like pen boxes, a box with a pen is a male and an empty box is a female. This is because men were destined to write the history and wanted to maintain this superiority even in death.
I have been learning and doing so much this week, the time seems to have gone by even faster. I am glad I have packed as much as possible into this trip, even though I'm completely exhausted.