A Taste of India

This past week I have been saying my various goodbye's to all of the people to whom I have met here in Vanderhoof. Yesterday it was saying goodbye to my billets Zoe and Davy Dhillon. For 10 days in November and December they graciously took my into their home and let me stay with them as our project leader took his time off and "skied it up" in Jasper. Spending time with them was fantastic. They led a very active in healthy lifestyle, a lifestyle I would like to live when I become older and have family of my own. They way they talked to each other and communicated even through all the stresses of life was incredible. They have a dog that is barely a year old, named Teeka, and a gorgeous baby girl, Anya, who is only seven months. On top of it all Anya began teething while I was staying with them. They were super nice, easy going and fantastic to talk to. Anyways, the Dhillon's left yesterday, with their seven month old baby, to New Delhi India for a month long trip in the East-Asian country.

I am super jealous of the trip which they have planned. India looks like an amazing place to visit. I would love seeing a country where development is everywhere and seeing old traditions integrate with the twenty first century ideology. The other reason I would like to go there is because of the food which is unbelievable. In London the only Indian cuisine is a restaurant called Curry's and although it is pretty good I rarely got there. A plus, while staying with Zoe and Davy was that I got tons of Indian cuisine. I did try to replicate one of their dishes called chennas, a chick pea dish with spices,back at the katimavik house after billeting but I failed miserably because I didn't let the chick peas soak enough and then added ten times the amount of Coriander seed to the dish. It was so terrible that even Tom, known for eating anything, had to make a trip to A&W. In closing this couple left an amazing impression on me and I wish them all the best of luck not only on their twenty four hour flight but on their amazing journey which will take them half way around the world.