Quick Trip to Pondy

I thought Pondicherry would entice me more, but the truth is that I'm already set to leave. I have a bus ticket to Ernakulam that leaves in a few hours. Pondicherry, once a French colony, is less French than I anticipated. I think part of the draw of coming here was the desire to feel more at home in a more Western environment. I wanted to wear shorts and tank tops, I wanted to not feel the weight of Indian men staring at me. I wanted quiet. Alas, not the case.