For the last few weeks Kolkata has had a book fair. The 2012 International Kolkata Book Fair. Its one of the biggest in the world. There are close to a thousand individual vendors, with thousands of books each. 60% or so are in Bengali, but I'd say a solid 30% are in English. You can find basically any book you want to find.
I'm embarrassed to admit that of the 5 books I purchased, 3 out of the 5 were of the series "Goosebumps, Choose Your Own Adventure!" I have a weakness.
So as I sit here at the end of a normal day, struggling what to tell my family and friends who may or may not want to hear about India, I have to tell what I actually did tonight, without spicing it up with any fantastic stories of riding on top of trains or hiring monkey butlers. I'll set the scene.
Its a Friday night and you don't know what to do. You and your two friends (in the book it was Patty and Brad. I couldn't decide between John and Kate, Tony and Kevin, or Adam and Katy. I went with a mixture of the three.) decide to go check out the amusement park that's opening up tomorrow. After you sneak in (don't try to turn around and go home. They won't let you. The book makes fun of you actually. I was just trying to be responsible!), you are greeted by the manager Big Al, who decides to let you test all of the rides before they open. Needless to say, things got out of hand, and I ended up trying to hide in a Reptile Petting Zoo, which actually turned out to be a Reptile's Petting Zoo. I'm sorry to inform those of you who I imagined as my companions, that we didn't make it. I'll try my luck again tomorrow.
India's not so different from home after all...
I'm embarrassed to admit that of the 5 books I purchased, 3 out of the 5 were of the series "Goosebumps, Choose Your Own Adventure!" I have a weakness.
So as I sit here at the end of a normal day, struggling what to tell my family and friends who may or may not want to hear about India, I have to tell what I actually did tonight, without spicing it up with any fantastic stories of riding on top of trains or hiring monkey butlers. I'll set the scene.
Its a Friday night and you don't know what to do. You and your two friends (in the book it was Patty and Brad. I couldn't decide between John and Kate, Tony and Kevin, or Adam and Katy. I went with a mixture of the three.) decide to go check out the amusement park that's opening up tomorrow. After you sneak in (don't try to turn around and go home. They won't let you. The book makes fun of you actually. I was just trying to be responsible!), you are greeted by the manager Big Al, who decides to let you test all of the rides before they open. Needless to say, things got out of hand, and I ended up trying to hide in a Reptile Petting Zoo, which actually turned out to be a Reptile's Petting Zoo. I'm sorry to inform those of you who I imagined as my companions, that we didn't make it. I'll try my luck again tomorrow.
India's not so different from home after all...
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