We've already been asked by email about the food, the water, and the state of our health in India. Good news...no, great news! The food is delicious, inexpensive, varied, and oh so tasty! Bottled water is also readily available everywhere. "Mineral water" is what you request in a restaurant, shop, or canteen. As a result, none of us is even slightly ill (yet?).
We stayed in a Guest House (3-star ; fairly modest; excellent service) for the first 4 nights here. There were many restaurants to choose from in the market--or shopping street--10 minutes' walk from the Guest House. There was also a perfectly wonderful French bakery! Guess where we had breakfast for four mornings in a row??!! Otherwise, we ate South Indian, North Indian, and Thai food. John and Owen were bold enough to eat a grilled chicken gyro from a street stall, with no ill effects.
For the last three days, we have been staying in a Guest House on the JNU campus. We've learned that the cost of living for all students in India is heavily subsidized. Not only is food ridiculously inexpensive here, but the dormitory costs $1 per month and the tuition is similarly low. One professor told us that graduate students prolong their studies excessively because of the low cost of living that can't be found anywhere else in India.
We have been eating in the student canteen which serves South Indian food. We all love a masala dosa: a large, thin, crispy crepe filled with curried potatoes and served with a small cup of delicious soup. The cost of this delicacy at the student canteen? 24 cents!! John and I ate dinner there last night and spent less than a dollar between the two of us, including the liter of mineral water!
We hope to enjoy many tasty meals, student-style, while we're here.
This afternoon we're moving into our permanent apartment. What's that like? Ah, that will require a separate blog posting!!
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