Recap of Delhi (again sorry but now there are pictures)

Finally! Internet where I can post things! I’m so sorry it has taken me so long to get my life in order. I’m so touched by all the emails and facebook messages I have got from everyone. It actually brought me to tears reading your messages.

Here we go, Delhi overview. I spent 72 hours in Delhi and saw SO MUCH. Our plane landed and Kylie and I were met by Craig Peters (one of our TAs) and Passang la (important man at Sarah College, more to come on Tibetan language and why there is a ‘la’ after some names). The drive from the airport to the YMCA (where we were staying) was quite the initiation to India. We smashed our luggage and 4 adult bodies into a tiny car and went off. First of all, why do they even waste money painting lines on the roads here! There were cars EVERYWHERE!! It was crazy. The use of the car horn is imperative to making it to your final destination in one piece. Once we arrived at the YMCA, we were greeted with two bottles of water and many oranges. Bottled water is all you can drink. Water out of the tap isn’t safe so you have to be especially careful while showering to keep your mouth closed. 

After our first night in Delhi, Kylie and I met Britain (our other TA) for a fun run around Delhi before everyone else arrived. My favorite part of the day was walking around the Lodi Gardens. Here’s a picture of Kylie and I infront of some ruins in the gardens!

After everyone arrived the next morning we had our orientation at the ancient well of Delhi. This is a pic of 5 out of 11 of us. Left to right: Claudia, Julia, Me, Nellie, and Kylie. The well is super deep and doesn’t have any water in it right now. 

Tea: The life force of India. Every hour we have tea and the tea in India is SWEET (but DELICIOUS!). We stopped by a random stall in Chandi Chowk (Old Delhi) for some tea! The little shop was very umm quaint? We all squeezed in, barely, and enjoyed our cup of hot sugary goodness!

Here’s one of my favorite pictures! You ring the bells to let the gods know that you have arrived! 

While traveling around the city we stopped at a ton of amazing temples and shops. I’ll post all the pictures to facebook as soon as I get really good internet (HA!).  The picture above is of a little boy and a stray puppy. Too cute!!!