Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a deeply rooted joy in shopping. I can pretend to be all "holier than though" about this trip, and part of me is looking for that deeper component to this trip, but also I want to come away with some amazing material possessions. Yesterday, due to a certain phase of the moon suggesting such, (inside joke sorry if you miss it) the girls and I got to go....(wait for it)....SARI SHOPPING! Rajna's mom generously volunteered for the task of taking us to a local store to buy fabrics. It was the last day of a sale, so our task was urgent.
Upon entering the store, thousands of fabrics shouted out at me "buy me" "look at me" "just for a minute" "you're only here once." I'm only human, so how could I refuse all of these beautifully intricate amazing fabrics, for just a minute, when I'm only there once? The first fabric I looked at was a beautiful blue fabric with handmade stitching in a multitude of different colors, but cost close to two hundred American Dollars even on sale. I knew I could find better. From the store, I ended up buying one pre-made Shirt/Dress (depending on what country you're in), and two different sets of fabric that I will eventually have made into tops. One fabric was a another gorgeous shade of blue with silver flower designs on it. The other is a bunch of different colors, but in the dark purple, dark pink family with lots of different designs and patterns. The shirt/dress is teal, black and probably weighs 5 pounds when I put it on with all the sequins but is beautiful all the same.
Earlier in the day, Chelsea, Sarah, Jessica and I went shopping just the four of us. I walked away with a pair of earrings that are pretty much "Emmy" in an earring form. They are BRIGHT PINK shells with sparkly stuff all on the bottom half. My Indian friends/Mike think I paid far too much for them (350 Rupees about $7), but I don't care.
Today was the first day of classes, and also the first time I think in my entire educational/academic career where either myself or someone else has not picked out an outfit in advance. I don't know if this shows A) an lack of caring in my apperance B) a lack of clothes in my closet, and thusly a need to shop or C) a mixture of the two. Mike and I were meeting Pamela Fernandes, our social work instructor at about 1. We decided, being aware that Mumbai traffic adds at least 30 minutes to just about anywhere that you want to go, decided to leave around 12. It's a good thing we did, because...we got lost. Rather GoogleMaps got us lost. We have decided that instead of blaming each other we'll blame the internet. When Mike looked up the directions this morning (only this morning...it seems like forver ago) we thought we had to go much further into Mahim than we needed to. As a result we got out of the cab when we knew we had gone too far and walked back to where we had to go. About 30ish minutes, in the sun, in the heat. We were bright red by the time we got to the campus. Luckily we made it there on time, and also our teacher was late.
When Pamela finally arrived, 15 minutes late we talked a bit about what site placement we were both interested. At this point we have no "definite" site placements, but we do have some hope. On Saturday, Mike, Pamela, and I are going to do some site visits. I'm sure I'll find a great site to report to you all about!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Busy Busy Days!
Don affectionately referred to those who read my blog as my "fan club." I don't know if I would go that far, but I did figure my "followers" deserved an update. This first week has been super busy so don't expect all these updates once classes start on Monday, just so no one goes through withdrawals.
Yesterday we toured mainly around two different areas of Mumbai. We got to go over a bridge to go into town. First we went to the Mahalaxmi Race Course where there was not too much to see, because there were no races. We wandered around the track a little bit and took some pictures. Driving over to the track was a bit of an adventure, Sanjay drove Mike, Chelsea, Rajna, and I to the track. It wasn't nearly as crazy as riding in a taxi, but we did get lost and made several debatable U-turns.
After going to the race course, we went to the Mahalaxmi Temple, dedicated to the goddess of wealth. I was really excited because the top of the temple was painted pink, which as we all know, always puts me in a good mood. Before entering the temple, we had to take off our shoes and enter barefoot; Rajna also bought an offering to make at the altar. To go into the temple we climbed probably 50 stairs and had our bags checked twice as well as going through a metal detector. Then the girls and guys had to separate and go through seperate lines to make an offering. When Rajna gave her offering to the altar, a man gave her several things in return, including flowers and a coconut. She explained that she would take the offerings home place them at altar at home. As we exited the temple, a woman placed red powder dots on our forhead and gave us sugar candies. A man also gave us lotus flowers, which I think was mainly done because we were tourists. On the wall behind the altar, we could offer prayers and try and stick coins on the wall. If they stuck, our prayers would be answered.
On the drive home from the temple, we drove by Haji Ali, a Muslim Temple. We didn't go in though, since it is currently Ramadan. From the road though, we could see what looked like thousands of people going into the temple. Rajna and Sanjay also told us that there were many beggars around the area.
Today we got to see several different parts of Mumbai. We went to two different train stations, first we went to the Churchgate Train Station. It was super crowded and we had to go through several metal detectors as well. Then we went to the Victoria Terminus, we were there around 3:00 and there was 1.1 million people in the train station! Even to get in and out of the front entryway was a struggle. We didn't get to see all of the people, but I can imagine where everyone was.
In addition to seeing the two train stations, we got to see the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel, where the bombings took place last year. The Gateway was erected when King George V and Queen Mary from England came to Mumbai. The structure was huge and incredibly intricate. The Taj Hotel had two different parts, the Heritage and the Presidential Buildings. The Heritage building was the one that had been attaced, we could still see the where the bombs had happened and the holes in the building. Rajna very prodly noted that the hotel had surrived both of the World Wars and the bombings. The structure definitly reflected the British Colonial time period.
In between going to the train stations and the Gateway, we had lunch. Yesterday, we had gone to what us "Americans" thought was a really authentic Indian restaurant. Ishan, Sanjay, and Rajna felt differently, though so we went to a place that they liked. While there, an older gentlemen kept on challenging us to eat the chilli peppers on the table. After they left, Sanjay tried to get Mike to eat one. After much coaxing, Mike broke down and tried one and definitly felt its impact! Outside of the restaurant, some of us tried some sweet pann, which was made of a beedle leaf. It wasn't entirely bad, but it was not entirely great either. It was sort of like overly strong licorice. I had it for the experience and that was it!
We also went to Marine Drive, where at night, we can see the "Queens Necklace," several different buildings that look gorgeous. We were incredibly lucky because we got to see a Bollywood movie being filmed!
We've gotten to go on many adventures in the past few days! It has been great to see so much more of the city and it definitly enhances my excitement about this amazing city.
Peace, Love, Elephant Kisses- Emmy
Yesterday we toured mainly around two different areas of Mumbai. We got to go over a bridge to go into town. First we went to the Mahalaxmi Race Course where there was not too much to see, because there were no races. We wandered around the track a little bit and took some pictures. Driving over to the track was a bit of an adventure, Sanjay drove Mike, Chelsea, Rajna, and I to the track. It wasn't nearly as crazy as riding in a taxi, but we did get lost and made several debatable U-turns.
After going to the race course, we went to the Mahalaxmi Temple, dedicated to the goddess of wealth. I was really excited because the top of the temple was painted pink, which as we all know, always puts me in a good mood. Before entering the temple, we had to take off our shoes and enter barefoot; Rajna also bought an offering to make at the altar. To go into the temple we climbed probably 50 stairs and had our bags checked twice as well as going through a metal detector. Then the girls and guys had to separate and go through seperate lines to make an offering. When Rajna gave her offering to the altar, a man gave her several things in return, including flowers and a coconut. She explained that she would take the offerings home place them at altar at home. As we exited the temple, a woman placed red powder dots on our forhead and gave us sugar candies. A man also gave us lotus flowers, which I think was mainly done because we were tourists. On the wall behind the altar, we could offer prayers and try and stick coins on the wall. If they stuck, our prayers would be answered.
On the drive home from the temple, we drove by Haji Ali, a Muslim Temple. We didn't go in though, since it is currently Ramadan. From the road though, we could see what looked like thousands of people going into the temple. Rajna and Sanjay also told us that there were many beggars around the area.
Today we got to see several different parts of Mumbai. We went to two different train stations, first we went to the Churchgate Train Station. It was super crowded and we had to go through several metal detectors as well. Then we went to the Victoria Terminus, we were there around 3:00 and there was 1.1 million people in the train station! Even to get in and out of the front entryway was a struggle. We didn't get to see all of the people, but I can imagine where everyone was.
In addition to seeing the two train stations, we got to see the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel, where the bombings took place last year. The Gateway was erected when King George V and Queen Mary from England came to Mumbai. The structure was huge and incredibly intricate. The Taj Hotel had two different parts, the Heritage and the Presidential Buildings. The Heritage building was the one that had been attaced, we could still see the where the bombs had happened and the holes in the building. Rajna very prodly noted that the hotel had surrived both of the World Wars and the bombings. The structure definitly reflected the British Colonial time period.
In between going to the train stations and the Gateway, we had lunch. Yesterday, we had gone to what us "Americans" thought was a really authentic Indian restaurant. Ishan, Sanjay, and Rajna felt differently, though so we went to a place that they liked. While there, an older gentlemen kept on challenging us to eat the chilli peppers on the table. After they left, Sanjay tried to get Mike to eat one. After much coaxing, Mike broke down and tried one and definitly felt its impact! Outside of the restaurant, some of us tried some sweet pann, which was made of a beedle leaf. It wasn't entirely bad, but it was not entirely great either. It was sort of like overly strong licorice. I had it for the experience and that was it!
We also went to Marine Drive, where at night, we can see the "Queens Necklace," several different buildings that look gorgeous. We were incredibly lucky because we got to see a Bollywood movie being filmed!
We've gotten to go on many adventures in the past few days! It has been great to see so much more of the city and it definitly enhances my excitement about this amazing city.
Peace, Love, Elephant Kisses- Emmy
Thursday, August 27, 2009
New Adventures
Today we got to do some more exploring around the city. Around 11:30 the other girls and I headed towards Carter Road, which is an area on the beach that eventually leads to Road 5,where we can find lots of cafes. We didn't realize how long Carter Road was though so we decided to turn around and go closer to home. When we were trying to explain to a rickshaw driver how to get us home, several people came up to offer us help. I really feel like nobody is ever alone in this city, if you need anything there is always someone there to help you. The four of us piled into the rickshaw, which is not normally allowed, but in India anything goes. While riding, we noticed the driver had never turned on the meter, so he was going to try and trick us out of money. When we paid him what we were told was the proper amount by someone who had helped us when we were trying to get a rickshaw, he told us we owed him more, so more people came around to help us. We ended up giving him a bit more because he had let four of us ride in the rickshaw, when normally only three of us should.
When we got out of the rickshaw, we noticed a restaurant, Mocha Mojo, that we decided to go into. It was completely decked out in 60's/70's style furniture. The food there was delicious and we all enjoyed ourselves a lot there. It is defintily a "must return!"
After Carter Road we spent some time around the apartment, and began making a very long list of everywhere we want to go. Rajna and Nishit came over and also helped us working on the list.
After that we headed to Mount Mary church. Again we road in a rickshaw, but this time in separate groups. As soon as we pulled up to the church, we were rushed by little boys selling candles for the church. They all crowded around us and were shouting. We have to keep walking though and ignore them. For me, this means I turn my "feelers" off, it's hard to ignore people who are trying so hard to get your attention, and I still think about it sometimes after wards, but if you give money to one person, everyone who sees you will ask you for money.
Inside the church was beautiful! All along the walls next to the pews there were paintings depicting the life of Jesus, we could not take pictures but it was all very beautiful. Over the front section of the church there was a quote, "All Generations are Blessed." To me this represents how many Indians see their lives as all being interconnected and attached to one another.
After going to the church we walked to Bandra Fort, located on the ocean. There many people just sat and were talking and hanging out. Sanjay, who had joined us at Mount Mary's, bought some street food that was like a spicy munchy mix. I only had a few bites, but I enjoyed it.
I continually find myself happy and enjoying myself here, but don't worry I am planning on coming home! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
When we got out of the rickshaw, we noticed a restaurant, Mocha Mojo, that we decided to go into. It was completely decked out in 60's/70's style furniture. The food there was delicious and we all enjoyed ourselves a lot there. It is defintily a "must return!"
After Carter Road we spent some time around the apartment, and began making a very long list of everywhere we want to go. Rajna and Nishit came over and also helped us working on the list.
After that we headed to Mount Mary church. Again we road in a rickshaw, but this time in separate groups. As soon as we pulled up to the church, we were rushed by little boys selling candles for the church. They all crowded around us and were shouting. We have to keep walking though and ignore them. For me, this means I turn my "feelers" off, it's hard to ignore people who are trying so hard to get your attention, and I still think about it sometimes after wards, but if you give money to one person, everyone who sees you will ask you for money.
Inside the church was beautiful! All along the walls next to the pews there were paintings depicting the life of Jesus, we could not take pictures but it was all very beautiful. Over the front section of the church there was a quote, "All Generations are Blessed." To me this represents how many Indians see their lives as all being interconnected and attached to one another.
After going to the church we walked to Bandra Fort, located on the ocean. There many people just sat and were talking and hanging out. Sanjay, who had joined us at Mount Mary's, bought some street food that was like a spicy munchy mix. I only had a few bites, but I enjoyed it.
I continually find myself happy and enjoying myself here, but don't worry I am planning on coming home! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
So far, So awesome
I guess since I have been here for a few days, ya'll deserve an update? (or at least I'm sure you want one!)
First off we need to have a little discussion about the traffic, its crowded. Traffic lanes are an adorable western concept. Despite having lane markings, i think they are just there for comfort of visitors. Autorickshaws zip around the others cars and other cars zip around them. Its like a big game of chicken, except inside of just two cars facing off at anyone time its like a million. Oh by the way, guess who isn't wearing her seat belt? All but one vehicle I have been in hasn't had seat belts, so it is not my fault.
We have only really explored two areas of Mumbai: Bandra and Mahim. Bandra is where our apartment is and Mahim is where our school is, so those two areas are important. The street we live on is quiet compared to a lot of the city, which is nice. As soon as we get off our street, though, you enter a mad house.
Around our apartment there is a lot of shpping. We can find most of the groceries we need as well as just about anything else we need. Instead of big grocery stores though, there are lots of little shops, that fit a specific need. Theres a meat shop and then a spot for generalzied grocerys. Big Box stores are pretty much unknowns here. Yesterday though, we did go into a store called Shoppers yesterday, which was like a big Macys. We were picking up supplies for our apartment. For example, the pillows that we had were so flat and stiff that all four of us were waking up with aching necks and backs. Fluffy pillows was definitly a good investment, I feel so much better since we got them. We also got some cooking supplies and other things to help make our apartment feel a bit more like home.
I'm sure I have a lot more to tell you all but sometimes its hard to put into words. I'm going to try and post pictures soon of my apartment and the city, so don't worry, those are on the way!
Peace Love and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
First off we need to have a little discussion about the traffic, its crowded. Traffic lanes are an adorable western concept. Despite having lane markings, i think they are just there for comfort of visitors. Autorickshaws zip around the others cars and other cars zip around them. Its like a big game of chicken, except inside of just two cars facing off at anyone time its like a million. Oh by the way, guess who isn't wearing her seat belt? All but one vehicle I have been in hasn't had seat belts, so it is not my fault.
We have only really explored two areas of Mumbai: Bandra and Mahim. Bandra is where our apartment is and Mahim is where our school is, so those two areas are important. The street we live on is quiet compared to a lot of the city, which is nice. As soon as we get off our street, though, you enter a mad house.
Around our apartment there is a lot of shpping. We can find most of the groceries we need as well as just about anything else we need. Instead of big grocery stores though, there are lots of little shops, that fit a specific need. Theres a meat shop and then a spot for generalzied grocerys. Big Box stores are pretty much unknowns here. Yesterday though, we did go into a store called Shoppers yesterday, which was like a big Macys. We were picking up supplies for our apartment. For example, the pillows that we had were so flat and stiff that all four of us were waking up with aching necks and backs. Fluffy pillows was definitly a good investment, I feel so much better since we got them. We also got some cooking supplies and other things to help make our apartment feel a bit more like home.
I'm sure I have a lot more to tell you all but sometimes its hard to put into words. I'm going to try and post pictures soon of my apartment and the city, so don't worry, those are on the way!
Peace Love and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Safe and Sound, Notes from my Journey over here! :)
Guess where I'm writing this from? If you guessed anywhere other than Mumbai, you're silly. In fact I am currently in my apartment! YAY!
I left Saturday (two days ago) from Richmond Virginia. After Richmond I was in New York to check into my Air France Flight to Paris and then Mumbai! Sarah and Chelsea were both on the flights starting in New York. It was great to have two amazing travel buddies! :) When we got to Paris, we got on a small shuttle that took us to our terminal. After waiting about two more hours we got on our flight to Mumbai. I luckily was able to sleep for a lot of the flight from Mumbai which was good, since we had been traveling so much.
When we arrived in Mumbai, as soon as the plane landed you could tell you were in Mumbai. Several people had told me about how completley different the smell is in India. So far, it isn't bugging me too much, it actually is sort of familar. It reminds me of the beach, so far I can honestly just say I think it smells damp, if that makes sense. Once we got off the plane, we had to go through two lines. The first line was a check in with a medical examiner, since the H1N1 (swine flue) virus is really active in India. Then, we went through customs which was an easy process. While waitng for our luggage, we saw Jessica waiting to figure out what had happened to her bags, since she she had arrived an hour earlier. Luckily, Sarah suggested looking around for her bags, in other parts of the baggage claim area, which resulted in a successful retrieval of her bags. After getting my luggage (all of our bags made it!) we went out and met the Indian students- Rajna, Nishit, Sanjay, Richie, and Ishan- who will be helping us get acclimated to our new home. Even though it was after midnight (it is Monday morning in India), we went out to get a quick bite to eat. We went to this fancy hotel 5-star hotel to get food, because it was the only place that was open. I ordered samosas, little pastry triangles filed with potatoes, onions, and spices. They were really SPICY and it was tough for me to eat them. The Indian students told us, that they were supposed to me mild and said they thought they were rather bland. I think my tastebuds have some adjusting to do!
While driving from the restaurant to our apartment, we saw lots of stray dogs wandering the streets. Also we saw what looked like 50 people sleeping under a bridge, all right next to each other. There was a little girl who was awake and wandering around. This was another reminder of where we were.
Our apartment is amazing! Martha and Joseph our landlord(s), madde sure to prepare it nicely for us and we are grateful for all of their help!
Quick Sidenote: I have been traveling on planes since I was a baby/little little kid, it is absolutly FASCINATING to me that of all the trips I have taken the powers that be decided that THIS TRIP everything should run smoothly and I should get my luggage and everything is on time, I wasn't expecting that! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
I left Saturday (two days ago) from Richmond Virginia. After Richmond I was in New York to check into my Air France Flight to Paris and then Mumbai! Sarah and Chelsea were both on the flights starting in New York. It was great to have two amazing travel buddies! :) When we got to Paris, we got on a small shuttle that took us to our terminal. After waiting about two more hours we got on our flight to Mumbai. I luckily was able to sleep for a lot of the flight from Mumbai which was good, since we had been traveling so much.
When we arrived in Mumbai, as soon as the plane landed you could tell you were in Mumbai. Several people had told me about how completley different the smell is in India. So far, it isn't bugging me too much, it actually is sort of familar. It reminds me of the beach, so far I can honestly just say I think it smells damp, if that makes sense. Once we got off the plane, we had to go through two lines. The first line was a check in with a medical examiner, since the H1N1 (swine flue) virus is really active in India. Then, we went through customs which was an easy process. While waitng for our luggage, we saw Jessica waiting to figure out what had happened to her bags, since she she had arrived an hour earlier. Luckily, Sarah suggested looking around for her bags, in other parts of the baggage claim area, which resulted in a successful retrieval of her bags. After getting my luggage (all of our bags made it!) we went out and met the Indian students- Rajna, Nishit, Sanjay, Richie, and Ishan- who will be helping us get acclimated to our new home. Even though it was after midnight (it is Monday morning in India), we went out to get a quick bite to eat. We went to this fancy hotel 5-star hotel to get food, because it was the only place that was open. I ordered samosas, little pastry triangles filed with potatoes, onions, and spices. They were really SPICY and it was tough for me to eat them. The Indian students told us, that they were supposed to me mild and said they thought they were rather bland. I think my tastebuds have some adjusting to do!
While driving from the restaurant to our apartment, we saw lots of stray dogs wandering the streets. Also we saw what looked like 50 people sleeping under a bridge, all right next to each other. There was a little girl who was awake and wandering around. This was another reminder of where we were.
Our apartment is amazing! Martha and Joseph our landlord(s), madde sure to prepare it nicely for us and we are grateful for all of their help!
Quick Sidenote: I have been traveling on planes since I was a baby/little little kid, it is absolutly FASCINATING to me that of all the trips I have taken the powers that be decided that THIS TRIP everything should run smoothly and I should get my luggage and everything is on time, I wasn't expecting that! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses- Emmy
Friday, August 21, 2009
My Bags are Packed! (Sorta) I'm ready to go! (Sorta)
OK, so first blog post is coming approximately 26 hours before my plane departs for Paris. Where another plane will then take me to Mumbai!!! O my gosh I can't even believe this is happening. I have wanted to go to India since I was a little kid, I think I was around ten when I first made this decision that someday I would go to India. I'm so lucky to get to see one of my biggest dreams come true.
Leaving though for me is also really hard. This summer has been really hard on me, and so I'm hoping that by going to India I will be able to find some healing and peace and joy that is tough right now to have. I'm going to miss a lot of things about Virginia, (and Burlington, and Calgary...geeze I'm just a lady of the world ;)) but mostly I'm going to miss my family and friends. I'm so lucky to have so many people who support me and are cheering me on as I embark on this journey. This trip is dedicated to all of you! Also, going to India to an enitrely foriegn place is scary, and somehow I have to be brave enough to do this. My mom said just over a month ago, "I go with a fierce heart, and certainly a grateful one." Even though our circumstances are completely different, my mom continues to offer me words of wisdom as I go.
I know that there have been a lot of questions about different aspects of my trip. I'm going to try and offer up some quick answers for those questions.
1) Do you know where you will be living? Yes, as of last night I found out that I will be living with the four other girls going to India with me (Sarah, Jessica, and Chelsea) in an apartment near the school we are going to. There will be two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living area. This will be the first time I've had roommates since freshmen year, so it might be a bit of an adjustment.
2) Is someone picking you up from the airport? Yes, four students from the THINC campus will be meeting Sarah, Jessica, Chelsea, Mike, and I at the airport. Don't worry, I won't be alone.
3) What are you doing over there? I will be taking classes and doing the first half of my social work internship there. I also will hopefully be experiencing many moments of self-discovery, and a greater appreciation for the world around me.
I'm sure there are many more questions, feel free to email me or post them here, I'll try to answer them as best I can.
Finally, I'm including a map of where I will be over the next 48 hours. I leave Richmond, VA at 10:16 tomorrow morning to get to New York. Then I will leave New York at 5:45PM, get to Paris at 7:00 (ish) in the morning , and get to Mumbai at 11:35 Sunday Night. Keep in mind there are time changes here, but still its about 24 hours of traveling! The Pink line shows my general route! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses-Emmy
Leaving though for me is also really hard. This summer has been really hard on me, and so I'm hoping that by going to India I will be able to find some healing and peace and joy that is tough right now to have. I'm going to miss a lot of things about Virginia, (and Burlington, and Calgary...geeze I'm just a lady of the world ;)) but mostly I'm going to miss my family and friends. I'm so lucky to have so many people who support me and are cheering me on as I embark on this journey. This trip is dedicated to all of you! Also, going to India to an enitrely foriegn place is scary, and somehow I have to be brave enough to do this. My mom said just over a month ago, "I go with a fierce heart, and certainly a grateful one." Even though our circumstances are completely different, my mom continues to offer me words of wisdom as I go.
I know that there have been a lot of questions about different aspects of my trip. I'm going to try and offer up some quick answers for those questions.
1) Do you know where you will be living? Yes, as of last night I found out that I will be living with the four other girls going to India with me (Sarah, Jessica, and Chelsea) in an apartment near the school we are going to. There will be two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living area. This will be the first time I've had roommates since freshmen year, so it might be a bit of an adjustment.
2) Is someone picking you up from the airport? Yes, four students from the THINC campus will be meeting Sarah, Jessica, Chelsea, Mike, and I at the airport. Don't worry, I won't be alone.
3) What are you doing over there? I will be taking classes and doing the first half of my social work internship there. I also will hopefully be experiencing many moments of self-discovery, and a greater appreciation for the world around me.
I'm sure there are many more questions, feel free to email me or post them here, I'll try to answer them as best I can.
Finally, I'm including a map of where I will be over the next 48 hours. I leave Richmond, VA at 10:16 tomorrow morning to get to New York. Then I will leave New York at 5:45PM, get to Paris at 7:00 (ish) in the morning , and get to Mumbai at 11:35 Sunday Night. Keep in mind there are time changes here, but still its about 24 hours of traveling! The Pink line shows my general route! :)
Peace, Love, and Elephant Kisses-Emmy
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