Dad (via his friends at work) has pointed out that there are some cases of Dengue running around. I believe that Dengue is a problem, but it is difficult to know whether one should be more worried than normal. A lot of the national Indian media is yellow journalism; its like the local nightly television news in the United States.
Regardless, mosquitoes have always been a problem here, and I was warned about Dengue and Malaria by the CDC and IndiaMike. My room has a fan and repellant, I always wear longsleeve shirts, and I don't go out unless its daylight, but, I haven't setup my mosquito net yet. I'll setup it up.
Today was a good day. Some firsts:
- Started computer programming (5 hours). Started a personal project, and competed in a programming contest.
- Didn't spend money today.
- Had at least three decent meals - oatmeal and an orange in the morning, veggies and two bananas for lunch, and chicpeas and rice for dinner.
- My first week here will be complete in a few hours.
My "office" is better than the one I had in the states, in the sense that I have a window that recieves sunlight during the day. I am ashamed to admit it, but I think this raises my moral as I work.
Got my final photos back from GK Vale; they're a little blurry but they should work. I went to ask about my club membership in the complex; it's Rs. 200 per month ( $4.08), starting at the beginning of the month (i.e. they won't pro-rate the remainder of a month for me). I'll probably pay the 200 rupees for July, even though there aren't many days left.
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