Friday, January 4, 2008

Visits and more rain

Today we vebtured out in the pouring rain to see some friends. We had been contacted by this family that is visiting Chennai from our hometown in America. They are friends with my sisters in laws and they wanted to bring us a gift from them. It was nice to meet them and hear about the states and things going on there. It is always nice to talk to Indian families who also understand western culture.
It is still raining in Chennai. The monsoon was supposed to be over by now. They say it never rains in January here and yet it is pouring... I am not sure what to think about that. I just hate to see what such heavy rains do to people here. You do not hear of rain being a cause of death in America but here it is a huge problem. Drainage systems are not very good and rain easily floods the homes of even middle class families. The water shuts down the city in many ways.

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