We had class in the morning and the topic was e-governance. It was pretty interesting, given my IT background. Teresa had gone shopping for a gift for our "tourguide / instructor." We all chipped in and bought him a rug. We presented it to him before class. He really liked it and said he would use it for special occassions only, because it was so nice.

We had the afternoon to do what we wanted, so Genny and I went to the zoo. On the way we saw many cows painted yellow. We saw some pink sheep earlier. A man at a shop told us they have the cows walk through fire as a part of the celebration. It is suppose to help keep the hoof and mouth disease at bay. Today is a holiday here. The zoo was really nice. It is a big zoo compared to the Duluth Zoo. It was much more in line with the size of the San Diego Zoo. It had giraffs, elephants, tigers, gorilla, bears, and much more. It was very relaxing.

When we got back, it was time to dress for dinner. A bunch of us girls wore our new sarre outfits we purchased in town. The dinner was excellent. There was an appitizer that reminded me of nachos. I spent most of the evening talking to the professor that spoke today in class. We compared experiences with regards to our careers in the field of IT. He said he hopes to stay in touch with me in the future. The Institute gave us all very nice jackets to take with us.

When we got back to the hotel, a bunch of us went down to a conference room and played Apples to Apples. It was a lot of fun and gave us one last evening of bonding in Mysore.