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Conversations with an Angsty Teenager

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Today I had an awesome conversation with a teenage girl from Reliance Greens. We met her last week when she and her friends found us on their way to the mini mart and talked to us all the way home. They loved Landon and kept calling  him a doll. Anyway, she has been trying to find me ever since. She likes speaking English, but does not have very many people to practice with. And she wanted to see Landon. So I was out for my morning walk/run and she biked up. We talked for about an hour as we wandered through Reliance Greens. First she was going to take me home, then I was going to take her home, and then she ended up escorting me home so Landon could have some lunch. It gave me great insight into the current life in India, although it is biased because it is the viewpoint of only one person. I didn't know where to put these pics- our driver took us to look at a market outside the walls of Reliance Greens where some people from the compound get their veggies, fruits, clothes,...