We took a train to Mangalore this afternoon. It was four hours late. Sleeper class is surprisingly comfortable for being about $3 for a five hour train ride. In classic Indian style, the staff did not give a SHIT about safety, and it was quite common to hang out the open doors. Hopefully I'll have a video of it to post later. It was probably the coolest thing we've done in India so far. The rains started just after sunset and we were moving so fast it looked like it was coming sideways instead of down.
The 5 star hotel we're staying in provided a stark contrast to the train station, where a man who'd lost a leg to polio was begging for change and emaciated untouchable boys cleaned the floors instead of being in school. The place has a pillow menu where you can order any of nine different types, sporting names like energy, supersoft, and meditation. Whoever decided to drop 5 star dollars for us to roll up at 11pm, eat a mediocre buffet dinner, spend the night two to a bed because they're out of double rooms, and then leave at 9am the next morning was an idiot.
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I'll mention that to Guru Ghosh, Director of Global Education at W&M, next time I see him
By the way, I spoke with "CC" at Lawson Enterprises today. She says one of the units at Julia is opening up soon and you are first on the list. She's going to call me in a week or two. So, if you're planning on never coming home again, try to let me know that soon.
hahahha awesome
i want to see pics before i believe any of this is real
if that is a 5 star just imagine what the other places are like.
yo you need to stop being a little bitch and update
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