so i made it everyone! the 14 hour flight was a total breeze, no worries. (anna, i flew right over uppsala (sp?) i wanted to call and tell you that i was completely within seeing distance of you, but i had no way, so i waved and smiled, i hope you saw it) they had those personal screen tv's and me and the guy next to me had a really great time watching office reruns. oh yes, they had the office. hehe but really i spent most of it sleeping and reading and arguing with the attendant, who didn't have the vegan meal ian called in for me. so in protest i ate around the cottage cheese dish and handed it back to him with a frown face. but the air port was crazy, people were lined up on both sides when you walked out with signs, and there were hundreds of them, all staring at you. very paparrazi (sp?) ish. but we got to the delhi YWCA Guest House and all packed in for the night. today we began our orientation, walked around delhi for a bit, and got lunch at this southern indian style restautant. they had divider trays so nothing touched (yay) even though you were supposed to mix everything together and eat it with your fingers (but only your right hand, making things a little difficult). But so tasty. The people on my trip are really awesome, all just trying to make a difference and learn new things. we are leaving in a little to go explore "old Delhi." The craziest thing for sure is the traffic and just the sheer volume of people. there are no traffic rules, except you get out of the way for things bigger than you. too bad for the rickshaws (which all run on compressed natural gas, come on america, get with the times). everyone is always honking, its kind of like a crazy rollercoaster meets a really weird dream. Also, grandma momhe, you were right. monkeys everywhere. but they haven't stolen any of my things yet. there are also a lot of wild dogs, but not scary, they just lay and sleep a lot. Also a lot of poverty, that i am not sure i was completely ready to see. It's so hard, so many little kids begging, going out in traffic and asking cars. It's eye opening and scary and real. So far we have been in kind of this touristy bubble within the comfort of our group, but i'm preparing myself to get outside of this. On a lighter note, much talk has been going around about taking indian dance and meditation classes, so i'm super pumped for that. tomorrow we drive to jaipur, and on sunday we move in with our homestays. woo!
well, time for me to go, but i love you all, and i am going to come back with so many pictures and stories and trinkets, so get ready!
oh yea and please send addresses if you want postcards/letters/cool stamps.
love,
sarah
2 comments:
my heart skipped a beat when you said you were directly overhead. i dont think i've ever had such an intense feeling of missing someone compressed into a simgle moment. you were so close!
i want you're homestay (if that's what all the cool kids are calling it) address. i want to send you letters/postcards/cool stamps.
Sarah! So far it sounds like an amazing time and it has only been one day. I miss you so much and reading this really makes me miss you even more! I really hope that the times are good for you while you are there and you don't have to eat any strange food or get that awesome bag we got together stolen by a monkey! I love you and keep posting cause this is really cool what you are doing! Much love and COME HOME SOON!
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