Sleeper Class

This week, I traveled with my boss 7 hours by train into the Thar Desert to do some field work. It was not my first experience taking sleeper class in the train, but it was my first experience trying to sleep in it. The whole thing was very exciting as I "slept" in the middle bunk with all my possessions curled into my body. In the middle of the night I was awoke by the women next to be moaning and wailing at she grabbed her head and shaking her ear. People were shouting "Do you have oil?!" I didn't but in a few minutes it appeared and they put a few drops into her ears and she quickly turned her head over to drain it out. With the oil came a white slender bug about 1 inch long, I asked my boss how he knew to use oil and he replied "Indian First Aid".  I covered my ears and went back to sleep but was awoke several times during the night by screeching trains passing by and people turning on and off the light trying to show their tickets. Even though there was a breeze provided by the open window I still woke up covered in sweat and tried to secure my things back into my seat. Although the name may be deceiving I think that if I intend to get a good nights rest I will have to avoid the "sleeper class" and take 3A.