Sid Comes to America

My friend Siddhartha is coming from India and I have to think of things that we can do. Since South Hadley is boring I decided that we would go somewhere else, I think Rhode Island would be a suitable place to go. They have many things to do not to mention many nice beaches and towns. I think that we will go to Providence place, and then Misquamicut State Beach. I believe he will feel comfortable at the beach, he will semi feel at home. As for the mall though, I’m not sure if he will enjoy it because he isn’t used to being in those kinds of situations.

I’m going to pick Sid up from the Air port in my little BMW that I borrowed from my Grandparents. As I pull up he looks either anxious or confused. I couldn’t tell. I exclaim “Hey Sid!!”

He peers around for a second then spots me; “Leona! How are you my good friend?”

“I am fine. How was the plane ride?”

“It was OK, a little bumpy but other wise a good landing and such.”

He only had one bag with him and it was small, very small. Smaller than Paris Hiltons doggie bag. I don’t know what was in it.

I pull away from the air port and he complements on my aqua blue Z3 Convertible BMW. I love it even though I feel like I’m driving a tin can.

Sid asks “What do you have in store for me today?”

“Something a little bit more relaxing than last time.”

He let go a breath of relief, “good I don’t think I could handle”, he put his fingers up in quotes “the “mosh pit” thing again.” I laugh and keep driving. Just saying;

“You’ll see” with a goofy smile on my face.

As we arrived at Providence place he was in awe, just looking around with a curtain sparkle in his eyes. I found it entertaining, the way he was just looking around in all directions, quickly glancing and staring at curtain people and places. He was confused by the massaging Chinese people, and I had bought him a coffee and he was intrigued by it. Sid was asking questions about everything, for example; “why is everything so expensive?” and “how do they create this frosting on this doughnut?”

I just kept answering him I thought it was fun. I brought him into some clothing stores and he tried on some things. He couldn’t buy anything though and I also didn’t have money. So we just window shopped, which I also had to explain to him. When sundown started to come we went from the mall to Misquamicut State Beach so we could watch the sun set. All the way there we were talking about the mall and how different it is over there. He compared it to the woods and all the animals, but then he decided that it wasn’t really like that. I think he was just talking to talk.

When we got to the beach he was exited he had never seen the ocean before, he kept calling it a river. I would giggle each time he said it. The ocean looked so serene, there were little bugs or plants in it that made it glow; the waves weren’t that big and there weren’t that many people around. A few couples here and there but that’s all the sand was still a little warm from the sun but getting cooler, it was a nice summer evening though. Sid just starred out into the sun as we watched it go down, he then said “I couldn’t relate to any place like the;” as he put his fingers in the quotes again “”mall” but I feel like I’ve seen this before, not in a human form, but maybe as I was meditating one day or something. In a spiritual form, out of body.” He snickered; “if you get what I’m saying.”

“Sid I never get anything your saying but I understand.” I said putting my hand on his shoulder and laughing. The sun was nearly half way now and we were both quiet. A few runners with there dogs went by and Sid told me how they have dogs over in India too. But he was confused why they wore “spandex” because he doesn’t know why males and females would wear such tight clothing, why not be comfortable. I couldn’t explain that one to him, just because I wear tight clothing sometimes.

As the sun was almost behind the horizon he was saying good morning to India because he thought that that’s where the sun was going. To the other half of the world, I didn’t want to ruin his fun. On the way back to the air port he told me how the beach was like a place he goes to meditate next to the river, “it’s a little sandy patch with vines and trees all around me, that’s one of the slow parts of the river he says. It is where all the animals go to swim or drink. I enjoy their company.” He was saying with a smile on his face. He seemed very pleased about today. That made me happy I thought that he didn’t want to come to America again because of where I brought him last time but he seemed like he liked it this time.

As I was dropping him off at the air port he just said Thank You Leona and I told him no problem and that he was welcome in America at any time. He attacked me with a hug because I guess that’s what they do over there, and we said our goodbyes.

“Till next time!” I say waving.