I just got the final courses that will be offered in India this summer and I found one that I would really like to take. I think i am required to take the "Contemporary India" class, whihc is kind of like an Introduction to the culture, politics and traditions of India. Well, now I found out that there is a class called: Ethnographic Approaches to Indian Society...The Course Objective is:
The objective of this course is to provide some basic ethnographic skills to students and give them opportunities to apply those skills to study different aspects of Indian society. Students will be introduced to methodological strategies such as participant observation, in-depth interviewing, note-taking and analysis of qualitative data. The course will pay particular attention to insider-outsider issues in research and will seek to sensitize the students to problems in studying cultures other than their own. This course intends to help students observe carefully and understand the new cultural milieu. They will learn techniques of ethnographic research and undertake a particular project.

This sounds very interesting i think...especially because I love watching people...BUT, I can only take 6 credits, so if I take this class, I won't be able to take Hindi...I don't know what I will do yet.
I did decide to stay in the Guest House though, simply because of all the bugs...I wouldn't say I am a horribly picky person, but I do NOT like bugs...and if i get there and the ladies hostel looks fine, I can switch, but if I chose the Ladies Hostel, I wouldn't be able to switch to the guest house when I get there...
So many decisions to make :)