i've finally moved into a house in new delhi. i'm living with six other people...ruth & susanne, germans, kate, slovakian, paula, spanish, theo, south korean, and mauri, italian. so its a bit of a melting pot. they're all about my age and pretty good fun so i think i'll enjoy living with them. its a three bedroom place so would be a little crowded, except that we're only all there from 9pm onwards so its not really an issue. also there are 3 bathrooms by some miracle, so no mass line ups in the mornings.

there are a few strange things about living here. we have a maid come in everyday who does our dishes and sweeps the floors (gold). people come to the door to do your laundry, to pick up your garbage, to collect old bottles. you have to turn on a water pump at 5.30am or you have no water for the day. you can't drink from the taps. so there are a few things to get used to.

i've also started my new job at viveka foundation. at the moment we are rushing to publish a comic which is reaching its deadline. they publish these comics which try to highlight development type issues for a young adult audience, and some of them also are a way of bringing indian myths and legends to a new audience. i've been involved in editing and also photoshopping/desktopping the comics (most of the work is done on computer), so its been quite interesting.

on the downside i have to take an autorickshaw there and back everyday. this would be fine, except that i have to negotiate the price twice a day which is very annoying. mostly because i'm not very good at it. i give up too easily and end up paying twice the price that i should nearly every trip. on the other hand, these guys mostly sleep in their rickshaws at night, so i don't feel too bad about being a sucker.

i'm going away this weekend with a few of my flatmates. originally we were going to a sacred spot on the ganges but couldn't get a train reservation, so instead we are taking an overnight bus to some other spot. i'll find out where tonight.

anyway, i hope everyone back home is well, and i hope to hear from you all soon.