Ima, my new friend

Richard

During the last couple of days a few negatives that restricted my chance to "chill" in Jaipur consisted of my shoes getting stolen outside a Hare Krishna temple and a nasty spell of time in which my stomach decided that it didn't like any substances that I consumed resulting in it ferociously expelling it from the gut, whether that be from the mouth or the rear end but I'll save you from the intricate details.

A big positive however that I experienced during my time Jaipur was the chance to get close to my rickshaw driver, Ima. I was able to share this privilege with fellow tour members Reuben and Cam. Ima is an interesting man to say the least, his idea of reassuring includes that of telling us his 'quote to live by', this being

"Drink 'n' drive and smoke 'n' fly". So as we began our first journey, I presume you can understand why us lads had never felt more safe??? 

Another thing that I have to mention about my new friend is his awe-inspiring modesty, no matter how many thought-to-be-impossible manoeuvres Ima would make he would always stop us as soon as we mentioned the words "best driver", because you see in Ima's eyes he was always, always the second best driver. Don't ask me why for I have no clue, perhaps he likes this position as it always allows him to strive for better. No matter the reason this guy is a champ, and I'm glad that I've had the chance to get to know him over the last couple of days. 

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