It has been a wonderful adventure to India. It took three
days to arrive in New Delhi. I had the opportunity to spend a day in Newark,
where I lived in 2011, and see some dear friends again.
Once I arrived in New Delhi I waited for Emily outside of
the international arrivals, and started to settle into my new environment. We
got a taxi to our hostel and drove on the opposite side of the street than what
we’re used to and weaved between motorcycles, buses, cows and people walking
while all the cars on the road were honking simultaneously. The traffic here
had no understanding of this idea of “Patience” I had been practicing.
The people here have been very nice and we’ve
only been cheated or ripped off a few times. We were expecting rain, since it
is monsoon season in India, but it didn’t rain while we were in New Delhi- I
walked around with rain boots none-the-less since they didn’t fit in the
backpack I was carrying but the trip was short and sweet. I sat out on the
balcony of our hostel the next morning and watched the children be walked to
the bus stop and the vendors selling fruit on the side of the streets. The
streets were alive with color, people wearing traditional Indian clothing and I
watched as the people walked across the streets, they maneuvered swiftly
through the traffic, a well-timed dance serenaded by honking horns and busy city life.
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