arrived and well.

flashback to childhood:
"where are we going?"
(sigh from the front seat, mom's patient reply comes shortly)
"this way, follow me."

i helped direct the massive vehicle, while everyone patiently "followed" in bags stacked up to their ears. the hostel was prepared for us...i was shockingly surprised as miscommunication runs rampant in this land. i like surprises. 2 rooms of at least 10 beds and one room for our couple. to top off the room preparation, they even had a small meal of bread and jam, with a cameo appearance of cockroaches. would it be india without the creatures? it was a good night. smooth traveling. we were even 26 kilos under our weight allowance and we packed more gloves than any school previous.

this morning we encouraged sleeping in and mosey-ing around. i took the girls to exchange money and showed them where to buy the essentials: a bucket for showering and hide and seek chocolate chip biscuits.

i am surprised by the few faces already that i have run into that remember me. i wish i could remember their names...wait, did i ever know their names? probably laxmi.

tonight we will enter the masses of punjabi possibilities while shopping together as a mob of light faces.

this morning i read through ephe*sians. good book.

bless you guys.