i like lists
Pros:
* it is very warm here.
* pondi is only 20 minutes away and costs $8 by cab
* thank god for bookstores in pondi
* i love my salwar kameezs
* the Hindu is delivered here every morning, my only contact with india
* the cabin in which i live is completely 100% sustainable: solar power, compost toilets, rain water system, etc
* bikes
* when indian food is found, it is yuuummmmyyy.
* in 2 weeks we are taking a 10 day trip around the state (tamil nadu)--liberty!
Cons:
* it is also very humid
* there are too many westerns here for my taste.
* it is very hard to find indian food , who would have guessed?
* all the westerns that live here strongly dislike the india that exists outside of their Auroville bubble.
* can't pick up any radio stations except for auroville radio
* auroville radio only plays spiritual crap
* classes are lacking in intellectual content
* if i have to share my feelings one more time I am going to have a serious breakdown
* cult-like structure to why people do things around here. very un-authentic.
* its easy to forget that india is out there
* i see more white people than indians in my day-to-day interactions
* students who have never been to india before are missing out on many beautiful things by being trapped in this community
* even the indian classical music concerts are played by westerners.
* snakes, rats, mice, bugs, cockroaches EVERYWHERE!
* poor roads make it very difficult to get around via bikes. I wish i had a scooter.
* bucket showers are tedious
* it is very warm here.
* pondi is only 20 minutes away and costs $8 by cab
* thank god for bookstores in pondi
* i love my salwar kameezs
* the Hindu is delivered here every morning, my only contact with india
* the cabin in which i live is completely 100% sustainable: solar power, compost toilets, rain water system, etc
* bikes
* when indian food is found, it is yuuummmmyyy.
* in 2 weeks we are taking a 10 day trip around the state (tamil nadu)--liberty!
Cons:
* it is also very humid
* there are too many westerns here for my taste.
* it is very hard to find indian food , who would have guessed?
* all the westerns that live here strongly dislike the india that exists outside of their Auroville bubble.
* can't pick up any radio stations except for auroville radio
* auroville radio only plays spiritual crap
* classes are lacking in intellectual content
* if i have to share my feelings one more time I am going to have a serious breakdown
* cult-like structure to why people do things around here. very un-authentic.
* its easy to forget that india is out there
* i see more white people than indians in my day-to-day interactions
* students who have never been to india before are missing out on many beautiful things by being trapped in this community
* even the indian classical music concerts are played by westerners.
* snakes, rats, mice, bugs, cockroaches EVERYWHERE!
* poor roads make it very difficult to get around via bikes. I wish i had a scooter.
* bucket showers are tedious