the eeeend.

so we are rapidly approaching our last 24 hours on the subcontinent. since leaving darjeeling, we made a fun fun fun jeep/bus ride to jaldapura wildlife preserve, saw some rhinos, and my favorite part, seeing elephant mommas and babies getting baths in the river. we had another day long train ride to get back to delhi, which was infinitely more fun than the first one, we booked an AC train where they feed you almost every hour, you get blankets and pillows, and one of the bathrooms even had toilet paper for the first couple hours! woow! what else have you missed? i let ian cut my hair, its super short. we drink a lot of vegan shakes and eat a lot of snacks. people ask to take our picture a lot, we're pretty famous. tomorrow night we board a plane state bound. life is good in the hood.

so here's the itinerary, call me b/c i want to hang out and i'm making a few cross illinois trips, so i'll be passing your way probably, and probably bearing gifts.

may 28th- june 1st i'll be in chicago

june 1st i'll be headed to u of i for just enough time to eat and get picked up by my momma.

then i'll be in so IL till the 6th. maybe monday or tuesday i'll cook a bunch of foods and you can come consume them and we can chat and stuff.

then the 6th to the 8th prooobably up to u of i, then headed to my permanent summer residence in chicago.

plan your days accordingly, my phone will be turned on wednesday morning, but i will be without text messaging.

can't wait to eat fruit pizza with you all.

loooooooooove,

sarah

we're alive!

sorry for all of you that were worried, but no need to fear any longer, ian and i are healthy and happy in darjeeling, just back from a trek in sikkim near the border of nepal. no where near jaipur, no worries. the hike was pretty intense, my calves are like knots and i think i dropped some serious sweat weight (which i'm right now replenishing with tons of mango fruit juice), but it was the prettiest 5 days of my life, i got a spectacular view of the 3rd highest peak in the world, and ian and i learned to rough it without electricity or running water for a few days. wooo.

so hopefully we still have some white water rafting and one horned rhinoceros viewing in store for us the next few days before we make our journey back to delhi.

only a few more days until we're back in the states! i've been making a mental grocery list, oh the chocolate chip pancakes i will consume.

miss you guys,

loooove,
sarah

mumbai.

so just a quick update to let you all know ian and i are alive and well and kickin and happy and almost healthy. we have had a series of rather hilarious mishaps, including a missed pickup from the airport and some fever/ stomach issues. but we've been having an amazing time exploring delhi and mumbai so far, and tomorrow we hop a plane to calcutta followed by an overnight up to darjeeling. we decided to nix our plans to go further south in lieu of the intense heat and the prospects of longer treks, bird watching, and one horned rhinoceros that the north promises. we've both been adventuring some great local cuisine including fresh squeezed sugar cane juice and bhel puri on the Chowpatty Beach, followed by a nice walk up the coast. Yesterday we took a ferry out to Elephanta Island for a hike up Canon Hill and exploring the cave temples. Ian got his first taste of the local monkeys and goats. Ian has proved to be the best of travel companions, I am so glad he's here, and time for me to get back to our adventures.

i'll try and write more soon,

love you guys,

thanks for the bday cards,

sarah