This past week was monumental for India. While many of you were going about your daily lives in the west, billions (yes, billions) of people were glued to their TV's for hours upon end. Why, you ask? The stinkin Cricket World Cup was happening!
I kinda hopped on the bandwaggon when India was playing Pakistan in the semi-finals. When fireworks and cherry bombs are exploding all night long and screams and shouts are heard every time a play is made, you gotta join in, right? So, join in I did. We watched the semi-final from the comfort of our flat, but decided to go out big and join the rest of the city to watch the final at the mall down the street. There is a huge flat screen television at the center of the mall and hundreds of people were crammed in there to watch everything unfold.
My understanding of the game grew thanks to my friends from England and Ireland who explained wickets, overs, and other aspects the game. Beyond being the World Cup Champion, I think the best part about India winning is how it brings everyone together. The few hours after the celebrations are the rare times where I feel comfortable with all the men around me. It gives us all a reason to be happy, and I don't have to be on the defensive with them. Everyone was celebrating and they were so happy to see the westerners join in on the celebration. Immediately after the win, people were shaking our hands, asking for pictures with us and asking how we were feeling. Glad I got to be here during a celebration of epic proportions.
Needless to say, I took a ton of pictures. Here's a bit of how it all went down...
first with the picture after the semi-finals.
everyone was running around like crazy people!
awww.. bringing families together.
someones excited!
dedicated fans
after i took this picture, he came over and said, "you took snaps of me, now i take snaps of you." then we all got interviewed on the news. same thing happened after they won in the finals!
we decided to head down to the mall to watch the championship on the big screen there.
among the masses.
proof. that you can wear anything in india and NO ONE cares. seriously, no one looked twice at this dude!
after the win... the crowd goes wild!
they were the only ones acting calm about the whole thing.
chirrens.
little dude's just takin it all in.
during the whole celebration, this homeless guy was just sitting there with his knees tucked into his chest just looking around. wonder what he thought of it all.
I kinda hopped on the bandwaggon when India was playing Pakistan in the semi-finals. When fireworks and cherry bombs are exploding all night long and screams and shouts are heard every time a play is made, you gotta join in, right? So, join in I did. We watched the semi-final from the comfort of our flat, but decided to go out big and join the rest of the city to watch the final at the mall down the street. There is a huge flat screen television at the center of the mall and hundreds of people were crammed in there to watch everything unfold.
My understanding of the game grew thanks to my friends from England and Ireland who explained wickets, overs, and other aspects the game. Beyond being the World Cup Champion, I think the best part about India winning is how it brings everyone together. The few hours after the celebrations are the rare times where I feel comfortable with all the men around me. It gives us all a reason to be happy, and I don't have to be on the defensive with them. Everyone was celebrating and they were so happy to see the westerners join in on the celebration. Immediately after the win, people were shaking our hands, asking for pictures with us and asking how we were feeling. Glad I got to be here during a celebration of epic proportions.
Needless to say, I took a ton of pictures. Here's a bit of how it all went down...
first with the picture after the semi-finals.
everyone was running around like crazy people!
awww.. bringing families together.
someones excited!
dedicated fans
after i took this picture, he came over and said, "you took snaps of me, now i take snaps of you." then we all got interviewed on the news. same thing happened after they won in the finals!
we decided to head down to the mall to watch the championship on the big screen there.
among the masses.
proof. that you can wear anything in india and NO ONE cares. seriously, no one looked twice at this dude!
after the win... the crowd goes wild!
taking it to the streets.
they were the only ones acting calm about the whole thing.
chirrens.
little dude's just takin it all in.
during the whole celebration, this homeless guy was just sitting there with his knees tucked into his chest just looking around. wonder what he thought of it all.
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