My first day at JB Petit was kicked off by the ear-piercing school bell. We met our kind school buddies and made a lot of new friends. All of the JB girls were very nice and offered to show us around the school. We sat for English for the first lesson after our presentation about Hong Kong and DGS and the teacher seemed really curious about the Chinese language, so we taught them how to talk in Chinese and we wrote them our names in Chinese. They were fascinated by the simplicity of the language. We had a cookery workshop at noon and we made chilly onion potatoes accompanied by adorable little cheese tarts, yum!
Later on in the evening, I went with my host to "bharat natyam" which is a classical dance from Tamil Nadu. (a little region in India) One of the students demonstrated the well-known belly dance originated from India for me, it was amazing and I was attracted by it and learnt the steps together with them.
When we came back from dance class, we headed to "Colaba Causeway", which is as busy as the Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. I bought different Indian accessories from the numerous stalls on the bustling streets and had a better understanding of the different cultures of this fascinating city of Mumbai.
For dinner, I ate a traditional Indian dish called Dal, which is a pulse that is very nutritious for the well-being of your body. The day ended perfectly with my host family singing traditional Indian songs just for me!
-Dana Tsoi
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