Arrived At Last! Calmer Then Expected

Delhi

OH MY GOD! I am in India. All this effort and time and thought over the last few years and *POOF* just like that we are half way around the world. It’s a whole lot more mellow then I thought it would be. WOW I’m in India!!! Lets see, this day has been so long. We left Sisters around 2pm and picked up Kerani before we headed East to Portland. It all went smoothly, we checked our bags in and we were whisked us off to Seattle where we would end up tapping our feet and periodically getting up and to check the time for the next 5 or 6 hours. The ride to Seoul was anything but a thrill ride but we finally made it after 13 hours in the air. There was one major difference between the USA/India and the Korean airlines. The Koreans seem to have an almost obsessive attitude toward cleanliness and they are incredibly tidy little people. The toilets have automatic seat covers that change after every use and little speakers in the bathroom that make the noises of birds chirping and other soothing sounds to cover up our natural noises. They seem to all weigh around 100lbs. and I can't imagine them within 100 miles of a farm-seem to be more of a mall dwelling people. Their food was different as well. Pickled cabbage and boiled sprouts in teaspoon portions over a 1/4 cup of rice seemed to be the norm-no wonder they are all so thin. From the floral scented plane to Korea we boarded the flight to New Delhi. The smell was the most noticeable change; it seemed to be a mixture of over ripe fruit and sweat with various others smells mixed in that I could not identify. The faces were darker, the expressions more hardened and the atmosphere seemed to be teeming with life. Just 8 hours away from India! We arrived at 12pm in Delhi and were greeted by two men, one rather tall and chubby and the other a small little man whose head was wrapped thoroughly with a turban and seemed to be a bit afraid of us. Their handshakes seemed more like grasping moist butterflies then actual hands. Both of the men seemed shy and quiet. With barely a word bustled us into a 1950's style taxi that took us to our apartments in a complex known as Hauz Khaus. We were introduced to David-a fellow volunteer and temporary roommate and were left to our own devises. Its 2am so Ill TRY to sleep even though it’s like swimming in a 95degree pool of sweat here. Goodnight.