Missed Wedding Opportunity

The title of this blog does not refer to my having been jilted at the altar, but to the fact that I have been invited to a wedding this week and oh-so-sadly will be unable to attend. It will be tragic if I leave India without having been to an Indian wedding, and this might have been my only chance. My friend Masoom, one of my favorite people in the world and whom I met in Mumbai two summers ago, invited me to her sister's wedding in Delhi this Tuesday. Only problem is that I go out of town today for a Fulbright conference and don't come back until Thursday. Boo.

The Fulbright conference is pretty exciting though and I wouldn't pass that up. We're staying in a hotel that looks pretty swanky and has a jogging track-- it's been months since I have gone for an outdoor run (this is an impossible form of activity in Delhi, where you are likely to get bitten by stray dogs or run over by impatient drivers)! And best thing is that the conference takes place in Ajanta, the site of some ancient caves that are supposed to be amazing. I will report on them when I return...