Last night while I was watching Taare Zameen Par, a Hindi movie about a child with dyslexia, it poured outside—nullifying my attempt at drying laundry on our rooftop. But with the rain the temperature cooled dramatically. When I got home, I sat on the rooftop and ate my dinner while watching the lightning bolts shoot across the sky as the storm clouds moved on. It was wonderful! Coming from Portland, I’ve missed the rain.
The movie, part of the ‘Frame of Mind’ film festival sponsored by SCARF Schizophrenia Research Foundation, was also wonderful. It was just the kind of meaningful yet light entertainment I needed at the end of a long week that included working on Saturday! It had the typical Hindi song and dance numbers but the story was about a child struggling with a learning disability and how he overcame it and found acceptance. It was sappy but the child actor was so convincingly good I admittedly shed a tear (or maybe two).
This morning, I lay in bed and listened to the downpour for several hours. It was magical, especially because our original apartment would have totally prevented me from enjoying those kinds of moments! I absolutely love the sound of rain, especially hard rain. And the cool breeze carried the intoxicating scent of rain, which lulled me into such a deep sleep I slept through my alarm. My alarm was set so I could attend be back at the SCARF film festival by 9:30 to get a ticket for Hiding Divya. Lucky for my cross-city by bus travel plans, the rain stopped and I arrived at the film dry. It wasn’t nearly as entertaining as the previous film, but had an equally important message about acceptance of people who are bipolar.
Even though I only had a 1-day weekend, it was enjoyable and productive. I saw two movies, slept through a loud rainstorm, and did some necessary clothes shopping. Tomorrow it’s back to work and it looks like my project is going to get up and running this week…eek! Lots of work to be done for sure!
My rooftop yoga session got cut short this morning because the rain continues…its wonderful!
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It's so great to get to read about your life in India! Anxiously awaiting your next installment... ;)
Wish I could have been there too!! The rain sounds sooooo Portland AND Minnesota! :)
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