Dear Suman, dear Sanjeev,

now I finally find some minutes to write you from Germany and to thank you again for the wonderful time I could spend in Jaipur.
Since I am back, university doesn�t allow me to enjoy any freetime. But anyway I enjoy my work. Right now we already started the preparations of my big fieldtrip and I am already counting the days until I can leave for Sri Lanka and India. It�s just three month and three days;-) But before there will be a lot to do...
But even beside my work, I found a possibility to continue (at least a bit) to learn Hindi here in Heidelberg. I am attending two hours per week a course that is called �Hindi for Anthropologists�. Right now it is just a repetition of the things I learned in Jaipur, but at least it helps me to keep things in mind:-) Further, my colleagues from India frequently check my knowledge (and have a lot of fun when I make some mistakes;-))
I should also greet you from my professor. He was really happy, that I got such excellent lessons during my trip and he was even more surprised, when I gave him your present. He really likes the pictures and they now have a special place in his office. Same with the beautiful picture you gave to me. It got a special place in my living room.
So, please say hello to everybody (to Ria, Veena, Prem, Ruci, Adi...). I miss all of you!!!

Take care & Hope to see you soon.

Best wishes,
Silke

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