It's looking more and more like our Jess will aquire the scholarship and be going to India for 6+ weeks this summer to attend The University of Hyderabad

Does anyone know where I can obtain some traditional India clothing and what the names of the different pieces of clothing are called ?

Thanx all

Great news! She is gonna love it!

She is on a farm so the cow dung shouldn't phase her one bit. I wish she could send me some mangoes from that region... India has THE BEST mangoes!

You're gonna get lotsa pretty silk veils for sure!

Oh it is best to buy at a merchant in India its cheaper and you can haggle them for a decent price.

this is a good site though...

http://www.cbazaar.com/

I bought a few Sarees from them.

[Edited 2/5/11 16:53pm]

This is awesome news. And you've got to upload photos of yourself all dressed up.

paintedlady said:

Great news! She is gonna love it!

She is on a farm so the cow dung shouldn't phase her one bit. I wish she could send me some mangoes from that region... India has THE BEST mangoes!

You're gonna get lotsa pretty silk veils for sure!

Oh it is best to buy at a merchant in India its cheaper and you can haggle them for a decent price.

this is a good site though...

http://www.cbazaar.com/

I bought a few Sarees from them.

[Edited 2/5/11 16:53pm]

Yeah I don't see dung bothering her much !

I want to send her with a couple classy traditional outfits ~ she may buy more when there if she pleases and needs/wants them

TY for the link !

Lammastide said:

This is awesome news. And you've got to upload photos of yourself all dressed up.

Jess is going ~ Not I

:pouts:

JESS is going to INDIA for 6 weekes without us !

Mach said:

paintedlady said:

Great news! She is gonna love it!

She is on a farm so the cow dung shouldn't phase her one bit. I wish she could send me some mangoes from that region... India has THE BEST mangoes!

You're gonna get lotsa pretty silk veils for sure!

Oh it is best to buy at a merchant in India its cheaper and you can haggle them for a decent price.

this is a good site though...

http://www.cbazaar.com/

I bought a few Sarees from them.

[Edited 2/5/11 16:53pm]

Yeah I don't see dung bothering her much !

I want to send her with a couple classy traditional outfits ~ she may buy more when there if she pleases and needs/wants them

TY for the link !

Deep pink is in trend now.

They can do any color really...

paintedlady said:

Mach said:

Yeah I don't see dung bothering her much !

I want to send her with a couple classy traditional outfits ~ she may buy more when there if she pleases and needs/wants them

TY for the link !

Deep pink is in trend now.

They can do any color really...

She will rock this type of clothing for sure

She is very comfortable in her body and traditional Bellydance clothes have been her second skin from age 5

Mach said:

paintedlady said:

Deep pink is in trend now.

They can do any color really...

She will rock this type of clothing for sure

She is very comfortable in her body and traditional Bellydance clothes have been her second skin from age 5

I LOVE the cotton breezy tunics. Many come in multi-patterns and you can get anything made custom.

Oh she is gonna love the clothing choices. I am so excited for her!

paintedlady said:

Mach said:

She will rock this type of clothing for sure

She is very comfortable in her body and traditional Bellydance clothes have been her second skin from age 5

I LOVE the cotton breezy tunics. Many come in multi-patterns and you can get anything made custom.

Oh she is gonna love the clothing choices. I am so excited for her!

Yes i KNOW she is going to love the clothes ~ and the whole experience

I'm excited too ~ as long as I don't think about it too much

That link has incredible things !

That's awesome. I bet she's so excited!

Mach said:

paintedlady said:

I LOVE the cotton breezy tunics. Many come in multi-patterns and you can get anything made custom.

Oh she is gonna love the clothing choices. I am so excited for her!

Yes i KNOW she is going to love the clothes ~ and the whole experience

I'm excited too ~ as long as I don't think about it too much

That link has incredible things !

And a kickass customer rep caller line!

j/k

Yup.. I'm in the market for a tunic or two... the longer ones. They are very flattering on any figure. The sarees not so much.

Fauxie said:

That's awesome. I bet she's so excited!

It IS awesome and she is really excited ~ she is researching all her flight options and health issues/stuff she may need to do prior or ... (?)

She has done all her passport work and is reading/learning traditions

I hope her scholarship for it comes through ... ( should but ya never know )

paintedlady said:

Mach said:

Yes i KNOW she is going to love the clothes ~ and the whole experience

I'm excited too ~ as long as I don't think about it too much

That link has incredible things !

And a kickass customer rep caller line!

j/k

Yup.. I'm in the market for a tunic or two... the longer ones. They are very flattering on any figure. The sarees not so much.

India - how cool! I know you will miss her, though.

psychodelicide said:

India - how cool! I know you will miss her, though.

Oh yes ~ I miss her and she is just over at ETSU ~ 64.2 miles door to door

Hell I miss Rhianna and she is 32 and has children of her own

Mach said:

psychodelicide said:

India - how cool! I know you will miss her, though.

Oh yes ~ I miss her and she is just over at ETSU ~ 64.2 miles door to door

Hell I miss Rhianna and she is 32 and has children of her own

I believe it. It must be hard when your kids move away like that.

Mach said:

paintedlady said:

Great news! She is gonna love it!

She is on a farm so the cow dung shouldn't phase her one bit. I wish she could send me some mangoes from that region... India has THE BEST mangoes!

You're gonna get lotsa pretty silk veils for sure!

Oh it is best to buy at a merchant in India its cheaper and you can haggle them for a decent price.

this is a good site though...

http://www.cbazaar.com/

I bought a few Sarees from them.

[Edited 2/5/11 16:53pm]

Yeah I don't see dung bothering her much !

I want to send her with a couple classy traditional outfits ~ she may buy more when there if she pleases and needs/wants them

TY for the link !

She will need to be taught how to dress herself in a sari...if it's not done right, believe me, she will be told.

I'm very envious...I am eligiable for an overseas citizenship of India so I really should get my ass over there at some point.

Hope she has a wonderful time!

psychodelicide said:

Mach said:

Oh yes ~ I miss her and she is just over at ETSU ~ 64.2 miles door to door

Hell I miss Rhianna and she is 32 and has children of her own

I believe it. It must be hard when your kids move away like that.

I have found it challenging with all 4, for different reasons but this "last one baby girl" empty nest crap

ehh I don't like it yet overall BUT there is much pleasure with it as well

JustErin said:

Mach said:

Yeah I don't see dung bothering her much !

I want to send her with a couple classy traditional outfits ~ she may buy more when there if she pleases and needs/wants them

TY for the link !

She will need to be taught how to dress herself in a sari...if it's not done right, believe me, she will be told.

I'm very envious...I am eligiable for an overseas citizenship of India so I really should get my ass over there at some point.

Hope she has a wonderful time!

Yes

She has 2 fellow honors scholar peers from India so I am certian she will learn plus it's just Jessica's way to know what's she doing and not front like she does

I'm envious too and a bit concerned as well

Just a Mom thing I guess

Mach said:

It's looking more and more like our Jess will aquire the scholarship and be going to India for 6+ weeks this summer to attend The University of Hyderabad

Does anyone know where I can obtain some traditional India clothing and what the names of the different pieces of clothing are called ?

Thanx all

That's so cool. I wish I could get one of mine to go somewhere just for the experience, but it hey, I count my blessing and keep rolling. I hope she gets a lot out of the experience, I sure she will.

Mach said:

Fauxie said:

That's awesome. I bet she's so excited!

It IS awesome and she is really excited ~ she is researching all her flight options and health issues/stuff she may need to do prior or ... (?)

She has done all her passport work and is reading/learning traditions

I hope her scholarship for it comes through ... ( should but ya never know )

I hope she gets it. Fingers crossed!

morningsong said:

Mach said:

It's looking more and more like our Jess will aquire the scholarship and be going to India for 6+ weeks this summer to attend The University of Hyderabad

Does anyone know where I can obtain some traditional India clothing and what the names of the different pieces of clothing are called ?

Thanx all

That's so cool. I wish I could get one of mine to go somewhere just for the experience, but it hey, I count my blessing and keep rolling. I hope she gets a lot out of the experience, I sure she will.

I am certian she will make the very best of it ~ it's right up her alley

I see her doing something like this each summer for the next 4 at least

Do yours know/say why they are not interesed ?

Fauxie said:

Mach said:

It IS awesome and she is really excited ~ she is researching all her flight options and health issues/stuff she may need to do prior or ... (?)

She has done all her passport work and is reading/learning traditions

I hope her scholarship for it comes through ... ( should but ya never know )

I hope she gets it. Fingers crossed!

Me too ~ will save us around 3,000 $ or more ! The international advisor told her that her chances are really good

Mach said:

Lammastide said:

This is awesome news. And you've got to upload photos of yourself all dressed up.

Jess is going ~ Not I

:pouts:

JESS is going to INDIA for 6 weekes without us !

Ah, I misunderstood. It read as if you were tagging along.

Lammastide said:

Mach said:

Jess is going ~ Not I

:pouts:

JESS is going to INDIA for 6 weekes without us !

Ah, I misunderstood. It read as if you were tagging along.

I wish ... on one hand

It's cheaper to just buy it there in India. It is normal for Indians to see western clothing and styles, especially since their larger cities are a strange mix of western influences, super giant shopping malls and entertainment complexes, and traditional Indian influences.

If she's flying into Bangkok on her way to India, she can always take a day or two there to do some very cheap shopping on her way to India. But, India should have really cheap items to buy.

Mach said:

psychodelicide said:

I believe it. It must be hard when your kids move away like that.

I have found it challenging with all 4, for different reasons but this "last one baby girl" empty nest crap

ehh I don't like it yet overall BUT there is much pleasure with it as well

That would be very hard when the last child leaves the nest. But there probably are some positive things about it too. You and your husband get to spend more time alone together, which is nice.

Mach said:

morningsong said:

That's so cool. I wish I could get one of mine to go somewhere just for the experience, but it hey, I count my blessing and keep rolling. I hope she gets a lot out of the experience, I sure she will.

I am certian she will make the very best of it ~ it's right up her alley

I see her doing something like this each summer for the next 4 at least

Do yours know/say why they are not interesed ?

That would be great. I wish her a lot of luck.

I think my daughter, though she talks a big game feels best holding tight to the nest lifeline so she never ventures too far, even in having her own place. My son seems to have this loyality to his part-time job he's had since he was 15, but he has a couple of more years who knows, he's surprised me before.

I admire folk who wanna go to India and immerse themselves.

From anything I've seen on tv and film I just don't think it's the place for me.

I'm sure Jess is gonna rock it! POST PICS.