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self-portrait
(March 4, 2016)
Gandevi, Gujarat, India

I came back from my trip. I travelled through three states of India: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharasthra.
My album │self-portraits à la Vivian Maier│ is going to explode, I'm afraid. ^.^
I experienced this country like very few tourists did.
First week of my stay was discovering a regular Indian family life.
I lived in a private apartment in Valsad, Gujarat and got a chance to do a few little trips with an Indian family, too.

I took this picture in a typical old house in a village called Gandevi.
When I entered in, I got so excited that I forgot I had my camera on the arm
and broke my new 50 mm lens as I threw everything on the floor and run to visit the house.
I wanted to see every single room and there were, indeed, many rooms which were kindly presented to me by a maid.
(Ah, she appeared special to my eyes. She was so kind unlocking all the rooms just for me to see. I took a few portraits of her.)
The purpose of the visit in Gandevi was a familial gathering.
I have never thought a simple visit in an Indian family could make me so emotional.
I felt tears welling up in my eyes at every tiniest thought about them.
I couldn't stop crying. Gosh! I simply couldn't and I wasn't even able to explain anyone why.

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I'll be sharing more from my trip here:
mylifeisapicturebyangelikaejtel.blogspot.com/

Description

blog │ facebook │ G+

self-portrait
(March 4, 2016)
Gandevi, Gujarat, India

I came back from my trip. I travelled through three states of India: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharasthra.
My album │self-portraits à la Vivian Maier│ is going to explode, I'm afraid. ^.^
I experienced this country like very few tourists did.
First week of my stay was discovering a regular Indian family life.
I lived in a private apartment in Valsad, Gujarat and got a chance to do a few little trips with an Indian family, too.

I took this picture in a typical old house in a village called Gandevi.
When I entered in, I got so excited that I forgot I had my camera on the arm
and broke my new 50 mm lens as I threw everything on the floor and run to visit the house.
I wanted to see every single room and there were, indeed, many rooms which were kindly presented to me by a maid.
(Ah, she appeared special to my eyes. She was so kind unlocking all the rooms just for me to see. I took a few portraits of her.)
The purpose of the visit in Gandevi was a familial gathering.
I have never thought a simple visit in an Indian family could make me so emotional.
I felt tears welling up in my eyes at every tiniest thought about them.
I couldn't stop crying. Gosh! I simply couldn't and I wasn't even able to explain anyone why.

---
I'll be sharing more from my trip here:
mylifeisapicturebyangelikaejtel.blogspot.com/