Kohima
So I’m back from Kohima the state capital of Nagaland, though from the amount of it I saw it may as well of been anywhere else in the world. The drive winding up and back through the hills was stunning I am going to blog some photos in a day or two.
I’ve decided that meetings like the ones I listened in on can be both extremely dull and also quite fascinating at the same time. Occasionally people engage in quite subtle manipulation, and other times not so subtle.
The food in the hotel we were staying at was ok. The speed of service was pitiful though. This morning it took me 30 minutes to get 4 particularly cooked slices of toast and a cup of tea. Latter on it took me 5 minutes to get a bottle of water.
I did during meal times get the chance to meet some VIP’s, which was interesting. I always find power relationships weird. I find it odd trying to work out how to present myself and in what ways to humble myself in front of those with power. There were also some quite fun people along from the ride. Tonight whilst waiting for food the discussion descended into one of the doctors talking about eating monkey’s brains in Singapore and various other interesting food stories revolving around weird meats.
It’s been a great here meeting some of the people involved in the project at various levels. There are definitely many obstacles but I feel like we are going to get there anyway. Also good was seeing the site first hand as well.
God willing I shall be living Dimapur tomorrow and be back in Delhi tomorrow evening. We shall see what happens, if the flight doesn’t come tomorrow then I am stuck in Dimapur until Sunday as the flights aren’t operating on Friday and Saturday due to a pilot shortage.
It has been great reading your blog about being in Nagaland. I am so pleased that it has given you the sense of connection to the project that you were hoping for as well as the oppurtunity to meet some people and what seems to be a sense of peace.