I am just at the end of my first 24 hours in India and I feel like I've expereinced it all! I am sure I will wake up tomorrow and be prooved wrong by this amazing country and all it offers me.
Ok, so the best thing to do is probably just give you bits and pieces of what has gone on. I said goodbye to Mom and Dad at 5:30pm at Dulles. : ( Four months without them will be the hardest part for sure. I then arrived in Zurich, Switzerland at 2:00 am (your time still) I grabed a bar of swiss chocolate and headed to my gate for my next flight. On the next flight I managed to score 4 seats to myself and I slept pretty much the whole time! Now it is, Jan 29th and I arrived in Mumbai 10:30 (mumbai time). After a very long and confusing converstaion I found the welcoming commitee with sign in hand!
It was very late and I was kind of out of it with all the time change but they were the opposite. I have never seen three women with so much energy. It was the funniest ride form Mumbai airport to their home in Navi Mumbai. We dot stuck in a traffic jam at 11:30 at night which is amaing to me. They could see I was a bit surprised they laughed and said, "This! This is not busy." I don't thik I will ever complain in DC rush hour again! (especially as we have lanes!)
Ok, so I finally made it to bed at 2:00am and got eaten alive! I think the mosquitos over here acctually like deet. When I woke up I was a bit in shock. A "where am I?" moment definitly happened and then i looked out my window and could not believe it. I am in India!
So, I have barely made it through the first 12 hours and this is already getting long. Here are the headlines of all that followed.
A banana for breakfast that is not the banana I know. Much better. A STRONG cup of Indian tea. A long quiet time in my very orange room. The best lunch I have ever had. Wow. It took them all of like 10 minutes to make. They said they'd teach me how to cook. They offered me a fork, I refused, they laughed. I then had a scooter ride to one of the homes to meet some of the girls. I have seven new best friends, they are beautiful and so funny. I then went to to the D-Market which is basicallt an Indian target. Two of the younger staff picked out an Indian top for me which they said I HAD to have. When I put it on they cheered, I am now officially Indian. Everything is so amazing. I am so in awe of how God has planned this trip for me and how spoiled I feel by this experience. Thank you for your prayers that got me safely here.
I can smell dinner is ready so I better run! I don't have time to spell check this. sorry!
I miss you all already! xxx
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dearest alys! yay! so glad you made it safely. thanks for an update to indulge the senses, full of great food, beautiful colors and beautiful people...praying that these opening moments of joy and discovery blend into a period of smooth transition. peace, marisa
ReplyDeleteand get a mosquito net, sister!
WOW aly!! you are going to have the time of your life. enjoy it completely. listen with intention. and love lavishly. i miss you, but your story reminds me of my first sights and sounds when i touched African soil for the first time. yahoo!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the update! :)
ReplyDeleteso glad you made it there safely!!
prayin for you girl.
PEACE.
How lovely on the geography of India Are the dancing feet of Alys who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to the cherished daughters of the King, "Your God reigns!"
ReplyDeleteAlys thanks for sharing your joy with us!!! When you can take a breath, I want to SEE!!! So snap a pic of your girls and you in Indian apparel (with or without bug bites) and post it! (And I put my request in now for a video bog of you and them dancing hip hop. : ) Love you big time, R.
hello love! wow, wonderful stories of your first days in "mum-bye". enjoy your time completely. love lavishly. listen intently. you are forever changed. love you so much, hon. super-big hug from here.
ReplyDeletehow aer the guitars?!
YAY!!! everything sounds amazing so far. I'm soo jealous! Don't you love the sounds?!!? Since they don't pay attention to lanes everyone honks to let others know they are coming through. are you going to try and learn how to drive there?lol maybe not! i hope the mosquitos stop biting.
ReplyDeleteyay india!! hahah. im so glad things worked out with the traveling and errythang. hey did that cd work out for you?
ReplyDeleteHi Lys, I'm so thankful for your safe arrival and what sounds like affirmations around every bend of your presence there. We miss you and love you and can't wait to hear more stories of your adventures:) Always in our thoughts and prayers and we'll be in touch soon!! Love you, baby girl! Charis xoxo
ReplyDeleteMore, more, more!!! :)
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