Megan's Year in India with Project Trust: Sunday Fun!

So this weekend we made no plans to do anything because we still don't feel confident venturing into the city alone and everyone was too busy to take us anywhere. So Holly and I thought we would just walk down the road to the village and explore for a few hours. However, we had only just walked out the gate when we bumped into two girls who were going into Hyderabad to get a laptop so we decided to accompany them instead! So we hopped on a few buses (which we now know the numbers for so we can go ourselves) and headed into the city. Along the way we stopped for some sugar cane juice which tasted really good, despite it's unappetizing dirty green colour, and was so refreshing in the heat. Yes, it has finally stopped raining but now it is insanely hot! We spent quite a while in the electronics shop where Holly and I stared longingly at the washing machines, went cross-eyed watching about 50 televisions at once, and nearly fell asleep on the comfy leather sofas. It amazes me every time we go out that one minute you are walking past homeless people sleeping on the street and the next you are inside a massive warehouse full of 3D televisions, laptops, iPhones etc. Poverty and wealth are just so closely packed together. After this we were taken to McDonalds (again). People seem to think that it's the only food we will like! Apparently, in this busy part of the city, if you stand in the same place for one hour, 100,000 people will go past you! It's crazy. There was an incident when we tried to cross the road involving the lights changing and us getting stuck in the middle with hundreds of vehicles zooming passed on all sides. That was pretty terrifying but we survived to tell the tale and made it to the other side eventually. We would have done some shopping but since it was an unexpected trip we hardly had any money, so we just headed back to the hostel. Every time we go out with friends they won't let us pay for anything which is so nice but we do feel bad. They want to treat us because we are guests! On our way home we had our first street food which was delicious and so cheap! We will definitely go back for more another day.
Last night we played carroms (a board game) with some students during which we were asked if we are married! I think people think we are a lot older than we actually are! While sitting outside a scarily huge cricket landed on my back. A lizard ran out from behind our curtain and I very nearly stood on a massive toad. It's fair to say the wildlife is proving a challenge.