Good Food Good Friend

by zatin sulaiha (Indonesia)

Making a local connection India

This is my first time traveling aboard during fasting time on May 2019, as a Muslim I do fasting, it mean don't eat from 4 am to 6.30 pm in the afternoon and that time the weather in India is about 37 degrees. Its like don't want to go anywhere and just stay at hotel, but Its like waste to travel if don't see the beauty of India. So I decided to going around the city of Jaipur to see that pink city and market, there is sell a lot of things such as souvenir and other, I came in and out the shop and meet nice Indian who offer to break fasting at his home. what a lucky me, I feel bless and said yes. I back to the hotel and prepared myself and use the rickshaw to go to his house. Actually he ask the rickshaw to drop me to his house. I been there to his house there is already his family welcome me and prepare food for break fasting, I was amazed, because this is my first time far from family but they treated me like I am part of their family. there was a lot of food, kind of Indian food and very fresh food. His mother just smile because she don't speak English, Her daughter translate to me, She asked about Indonesia and I asked her about Indian culture. Break fasting time and soon ate all of food, the tease is so yummy and I love it very much. I learn a lot during the time, like you will get back what you give, so when you being nice to other and other people will nice to you too. Making connection with local where ever you are because when you connected with them you will get a thousand lesson about life, culture and everything.