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| Selin (center) with some friends experiencing their first Holi festival in Queens. |
by Selin Tekin
TOEFL Preparation Class
These are text messages that led up to my first Holi experience.
The day before the event:
Chris: I can’t come tonight. There is a concert in Bushwick that I really want to see later tonight.
Me: Ok. See you later.
Four hours later:
Chris: Tomorrow is “Holi” in Queens.
Me: What is Holi?
Chris: Indian festival where people throw colored powder at each other in a park
(As usual, I didn’t pay attention to the details in the text.)
Me: Seems nice. Ok I will ask my friend if she wants to see Brooklyn. We are gonna go to Brooklyn. But if she wants to see Holi we’ll go there.
Chris: Don’t wear nice clothes!!!
(Again I didn’t pay much attention to the text.)
The next day:
Chris: Hey!! You coming to Holi?
Me: Yes we’ll be at Port Authority at 1 pm. Seems as if we’ll be late.
Chris: Ok take your time. We can meet at Singh’s Roti Shop. On Liberty Avenue. Last stop on the A train. A train to Lefferts Boulevard.
