Diwali season has officially begun. Diwali is to Hindu's what Christmas is to Christians. Diwali means the festival of lights. I do not know too much about Diwali but i will definitely fill you in when i find out. Diwali is celebrated from November 1st to 11th and the main celebration takes place on the 9th. Myself and my dutch friend Nienke were on the train to Varanasi and met two girls who were going home from college for the holidays. In the cities of India, women go to college and live in dorms and major in engineering, and in the villages of India women marry as young as twelve. The guesthouse I stay in is ran by a very traditional Rajasthan family and the women wear sari's and always cover their heads in public, and the girls on the train wore western clothes and wanted to know if I wanted to "hang out" with them when they return to Jaipur. India has so much diversity and so many old traditions intertwined with new traditions. It is all strange but really amazing to see at the same time. I asked the girls if they date or have boyfriends and they say that they do but that is all done behind their parents backs. They are also not from Rajasthan (only going to university there) and it is less conservative where they live. I asked if they would probably have an arranged marriage, and they said "yes". The girls on the train, educated Nienke and I about the Hindu gods, and I now know all about them. Well not really, I know a little bit about Humanji (the god for unmarried people). Pray to this one if you want to remain a bachelor. We exchanged emails and I hope to meet up with Priyanka (one of the girls on the train) back in Jaipur, it will be nice to have more Indian friends here.