This morning at 8 AM Dr. Ram, Bui, Usha and Dr. Easton Warwick and I headed to one of the greenhouses to take some pictures for the AVRDC newsletter. We posed among the vegetable soybean plants that were planted for the purposes of my project (having to do with “Prospects for Vegetable Soybean in India and its market acceptance, with specific focus on flavor of different varieties). They are just beginning to flower!
After that, Shahima and I had to be driven to the police station once more. On the drives there and back I saw a shepherd guiding a herd of about 100 goats, a van so full of people that the back doors were open so one man could stand on the and hang out, and a bus so full people were hanging out/sitting on the sills of the windows (and these are going speeds of 80-100 km/h – 60 mph?). At the police station, we sat and waited once more. Someone escorted us to another building, which seemed like a ritzy personal office, where we sat for a few minutes before being led out once more. After waiting another hour or so, we were told the man in charge (the SP?) was busy. Someone else handled our paperwork, but he wanted to meet us personally so we have to come back once more tomorrow. Here are some more shots from the road…
Those little yellow three-wheeled vehicles like in the picture left are the cabs, and they're everywhere.
Since the food is such a big part of this experience, here is a shot of my lunch! Chapati (the thin bread), daal (lentils), yogurt and a cabbage apple salad. Yum.
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