Entry 10: Field: Day 1: On the Road

10th June, Friday
Aizawl-Lawngtlai

So under bad weather and old winds, I boarded a maxi cab and headed south.  I was supposed to be in Chennai for Nithya’s wedding, but rain and clouds cancelled my flight and my fieldwork has to start.It saddens me that I have to miss the Nit-Mut wedding but the show must go on. If you’re reading this Nithya, this is not an apology… I will spend the rest of my life making countless apologies.

After years of being a motion sickness slave, public transport isn’t really my comfort bubble. Why? Because I have to discipline myself and not retch when I throw up or throw a tantrum when I get heavy headed. Yet I’ve gotten used to it after staying away from home for years and lately, I haven’t gotten motion sick. However the night before my journey, I slept for two hours and I didn’t have time to grab a quick breakfast the next day. Thanks to my dad who got too finicky lest I miss my cab. Needless to say, the nine-hour journey from Aizawl to Lawngtlai was perfectly laced with sleep deficiency and motion sickness. Well, that heavy-headedness didn't stop me from taking a sawhchiar break at Tawipui South.

Tawipui South Speciality!!

Finally, when the sumo reached Lawngtlai, I heaved a huge sigh of relief and headed towards my cousin’s place. Funny I’m still motion sick even after dinner.

Now here I am all ready for bed and yet it’s only 8:30 PM. If I was in Delhi, I would just be getting ready for dinner.