My New Year in northern India

2010 has started out with a bang!  I spent my Christmas and New Year's Eve in Pathankot, Punjab with Sheeba's family.  Then, bright and early on New Year's Day, I spent my time on the train from 8 am to 11 am sleeping on the train to Amritsar, which is the capital of Punjab and the Sikh capital, being the home of the largest and most beautiful Sikh temple in the world.  When I arrived, I met three really cool guys from Lucknow, Utter Pradesh (affectionately called U.P.)  We spent New Year's Day watching the India/Pakistan Wagha border drama in Amritsar.  I met up with my American friend Carol Scott from my church in Boston (God did answer my prayer for a travel partner) there and then we went on to Chandigarh for a few days.  We got to see 3 Idiots on the bus, while I called hotels like mad for reservations.  We got to meet Pradeep's friend, and stayed at his house.  Then Carol went back to Delhi to fly to Mumbai and then I went on to Shimla alone for a few days.  I took the bus last night and arrived in Manali, Himachal Pradesh this morning at 5:30 am and have spent all day at Pradeep Paul's house.  Anyway, things are going very well here so far, and of course it helps to always have people praying for me.  I miss you and the whole Bangalore crew.  Things are going well with my family, they sound like they have changed a lot, lots of love in their voices.  Well, India has been good to me so far.  Please keep my updated on any new exciting changes in your life!  t.k?
xoxo, Sung Yun 

p.s. I just said a prayer for you...