Week 1 2012

India Blog Post July 3, 2012

WE HAVE ARRIVED!!! It’s unbelievable that this trip we have planned for and talked about for months is here; that we are here, in India. India is a crazy, amazing place to experience because even as I write in our hotel room tonight, I can still clearly hear the sounds of many horns blasting on the street. As much as movies, books, and pictures can attempt to prepare you for an Indian adventure, they will never do justice to the feeling that dwells in this land. There is a vibe here that makes you feel insignificant and important all at the same time.

I’m going to attempt to give you some details on our journey here, but honestly the days have all run together; time travel does that to you. Our lives the past two days were spent sitting in airports or sitting in airplanes, but many little laughs and joys were shared in the process.

While waiting in Atlanta, many last minute phone calls were made, Chinese food was eaten, tears were shed about leaving our LaLa’s, peeks were stolen to compare one another’s answers on our Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Kelsey kept the rest of the team waiting… as usual.

While waiting in Heathrow, Travis slept like a mummy on the cold floor then did pushups in the middle of the airport to warm himself up, Rachel and I randomly ran into a friend from Greenville who now lives in Amsterdam, and Nathan was taught how to play Spades by the ever lovely Carly.

While waiting in New Delhi, Mary Emily dropped her boarding pass without realizing it but was saved by Travis, most of us purchased items with rupees for the first time ever, and Heath (our fearless leader) proved that he was definitely out of it because he was so tired.

The most exciting thing that occurred during travelling happened today in Delhi’s airport. Before we were even able to discover the joy of the aforementioned experiences, we basically had to repack many of our bags in order to make the weight limit. Apparently, the amount of checked bags we were each allowed went from two to one, so quite a bit of rearranging occurred which involved many of Rachel and Kelsey’s belongings being dispersed into many different bags. We worked so well as a team that even this seemingly frustrating circumstance wasn’t a big deal and we overcame it like it was nothing. I was so proud to see how well we all worked together and stayed levelheaded without getting annoyed or negative because of the change in our circumstances.

On our last flight, everyone was so tired, dozing in and out, that half of us don’t even remember that flight. Needless to say, we all need the rest that our very comfy hotel has to offer. Tomorrow, the girls are going shopping and such, while the boys go off doing some kind of “athletic adventure.” We are here. We are safe. We are tired. We are going to bed. Goodnight. Love from all of us to all of you.

Posted by Rebekah