Thank you, come againKeepin' up with Eric

The campus here at Mysore is nothing short of a resort in the south of the United States.  It is, almost, always sunny and warm here.  Even while we are technically in the monsoon season (early in it) the weather is great.  I have some amazing pictures of the campus but I have yet to post them as I can’t due to some of the limitations the Internet guys here put on us.  Basically the only thing we can do here is look at web pages, kinda dull if you ask me.

At our campus, as with all of their campuses, we are not allowed to walk on the lawns.  People at Purdue would flat out cry if this was enforced there.  Because of this the landscaping is gorgeous as well.  All the lawns are the same length, there are palm trees, tropical looking flowers, and wild birds in the trees.  These birds sound like monkeys at first and look almost as big as one when they fly away.

All of the people that work here are incredibly polite.  I don’t know if it is because they are paid to be or what, but either way it makes me feel very welcome here.

The food, in my opinion, has been mediocre.  Then again, if you know me then you know how picky I have with certain foods.  One thing is for certain though, the food has a big lack of flavor.  This is even true for the people who enjoy the food here.  The chef is apparently from France and owns 5 (soon to be 6) very reputable restaurants in Bangalore, India.  He also owns a hotel there from what I hear.  He has come out to the tables a few times to talk to us one on one and seems like a great guy.  He checks to see how the food is and likes to apologize and tell us it is due to his low budget.  I can see where he is coming from as we haven’t had to pay for a single meal yet.  One thing is for sure though, I have grown accustomed to Cocoa Puffs and coffee for breakfast.

The campus has many extracurricular activities to take part in.  They have a rock climbing wall on the side of the Employee Care Center, a gorgeous pool (waterfall and fountains included), exercise rooms, soccer fields, badminton courts, squash courts, around 40 beer-pong (I mean ping-pong) tables, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and of course, the cricket fields (known as a cricket pitch).  I was actually approached by one of the locals and they said they love to stand around and watch us play basketball, “it is like watching the pros.”

They have a dome that very much resembles the Epcot “ball” at Disney World.  Inside there are 4 movie theaters with one even having a balcony section.  I don’t know the number so I won’t guess, but I will try to get a picture to put it in perspective.

I don’t have too much more to say about campus right now, as I find out more interesting things I’ll let you know.

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