Two months in Allahabad

Hey folks, friends and fans!!

It has been a long time I don't post here. Somehow reflects what has happened here in Allahabad, nothing!! In indian standards, Allahabad is a small city. It has about 3 million people which in a country with at least 1 billion is considered small. Allahabad is known for its religious traditions, for the Ganga river and the universities. There are a couple of good universities and of course HRI. The institute for atomic and nuclear physics where Im right now. Certainly the best physics center in India and one of the leading in the world. It has amazing physicists that Im proud of being working with.

HRI also represents what I consider the future of science. People, students and professors live on campus. They have their own houses with garden and garage and they live with their families too, it's like a small city. You see kids playing around, filling a space which is normally occupied by theoretics. It's a very friendly environment. Here you have almost everything. There's a football field, gym, swimming pool, gardens, animals, etc. I shall post some photos. And of course here is always sunny.

Allahabad is a small place. There's not much to do. Though there are two shoppings. In one you have a cinema and there's also Mcdonalds, of course with vegetarian food. This a vegetarian land. Im 90% vegetarian now. The roles of vegetables and meat have been inverted. Very rarely I eat meat. Food at the cantine is far from being good but outside campus you can find very good food, including vegetarian.

People are very simple and nice. I feel like a star walking in Allahabad streets. Everybody stares at me as if I was coming from a different planet. They even want to have a photo with me. I just laugh!!

At the same time there are so many poor people. Many leaving in the streets struggling to get some ruppees. It's shocking to see homeless kids that even don't know where are their parents. Sometimes I give them a ruppee or two and they leave. Othertimes I carry some food with me and I give them. I prefer to give food than money. This reality was difficult at the begining but Im now used to it. The other day there was a small girl in the streets walking around. She seem very happy, dancing and jumping. She came to talk to me. I had some bread and gave her some. She didn't asked for money. But it was the scene was surreal. Seeing that poor small girl so happy nothing have to eat. To think about...