TO LET

I am staying with 69 years old lady who also lives alone. I saw a card written as "TO LET" from road("I" is not missing from between O and L. I saw a lot of TOLET and tried to find public toilet around the TOLET^^, it means FOR RENT!), I asked people who lives in the building, she allowed me to stay her room(top floor) at 2500Rs/month. I use her kitchen every day and she teaches me how to cook Indian foods. She can't speak English and I can't speak Telugu, people who live around the building must help us to communicate each other.

A policeman lives with his wife and son at the ground floor in the same building, the wife comes up to 3rd floor(the top floor) to dry their clothes every day. The policeman's father's brother has 14 years old daughter and she comes my room frequently, teaches me English and Telugu languages.



It is very difficult to find cheaper hostels or rooms for one lady alone. Indian people think that ladies shouldn't go out alone and people shouldn't allow ladies go out or stay alone (usually gents go shopping instead of ladies), so a lot of hostels or rooms for rent are not allowed for ladies who want to live alone. Indian parents don't allow their daughters to make any boyfriends before marriage, daughters must marry whoever parents decided. Girls shouldn't talk to gents alone and shouldn't meet gents alone. It is better not to let gents know their voices or faces, Indian girls always say "NO" to gents whenever they must contact with gents. There is no bars or cafes or discos or any other places to find boy or girlfriends in India. It is strictly prohibited that boys meat girls anywhere before their parents permit it and girls mustn't make any stimulus for boys, mustn't let them have any curiosity, so many people can't allow ladies go out or stay alone.

But some people allow us ladies to stay alone. Master of SAI DELUXE DORMITORY in Kurnool allowed me stay their hostel, he can speak English and his twin daughters clean the hostel every morning, they are welcoming ladies & foreign guests.