Welcome to India

After a whirlwind half-way around the world trip I have arrived. Sort of.   I got into Delhi and got picked up at the airport, which all felt pretty normal.  However, as soon I left the airport doors, things got crazy.  What was supposed to be a line of taxis actually looked like Times Square at rush hour.  The first night, I thought I beat the jet lag, and we headed out to explore Delhi the next day.  We found Ruby Tuesday's for lunch, which advertised American Cuisine, but in my opinion, if they don't sell beef, it's not American cuisine.

Taking the train that night to our home city was also quite an adventure.  I realized just how lonely it can be to be in a place with thousands of people yet you don't know a word of the language.  The jet lag finally caught up with me on the train ride and I only managed 3 hours of sleep.  About an hour before we reached our destination, the conductor comes in and starts talking at me in Hindi.  I had no clue what he was saying, but after Eric rescued me, it turned out he was trying to put me off at the wrong station.  What an adventure.


Since arriving at our destination, I have pretty much been immersed in Indian food and coffee shops, except for last night, when we fried chicken wings and french fries, and watched American idol.  Yes, you can watch it here, just  2 1/2 days later than you can see it live in the States.


So far I am having a blast exploring the city on the back of Eric's motorbike.  I have also met some really cool people.  Coming in I had no expectations so its been fun.  Just to give you an idea of the way things work here, I went to take a shower the other night and there was no water pressure.  However, we discovered that by turning on both the sink and the shower at the same time, we could get water out of the sink, but not the shower.  Just makes me shake my head.

We will be traveling a lot over the next week and half, so I don't know when the next update will come, but I will put one up as soon as I can.