Aaaaah. Bangalore. My Indian home base. The Green City. It truly lives up to its name. It's way more lush and beautiful than I remembered. The auto guys tried to get me to pay astronomical rupees (like 450), so I just blew them all off and took the bus. Two hours and two buses later, minus ONLY Rs 16, that's right folks, I feel like I beat the system. I refused to be shook down like some common clueless tourist. What do these guys take me for?
I went back to Krupa Supermarket, and Uncleji gave me a free drink!!!! That was pretty sweet. I felt like family. It's like the convenient store owner hookup. AND the ROAD was paved! This was probably one of the worst roads in India, and I didn't even know I was ON Hormavu Agra because it was so smooth. Aah, with a lightning storm on the rooftop cafe and Narendra and Siddhant from SHS next to me, life couldn't be much better. It is so nice to see all the staff from before. My little family. I miss my batchmates though! This Mansion just ain't the same without them. The band and outreach team and all the girls...wah. I felt such a deep sense of nostalgia.
Hyderabad was hot. I got to drink one of the best mango shakes I ever had in my life though! Thanks to a certain space engineer named Bunny. ha ha ha. And my poetry was appreciated. ; )
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Dehradun
It's hard to believe I was there for two weeks. The time just flew. As we said our goodbyes last night, it was really overwhelming.
Time with Shanu and family, time with Australian team (made up of no Australians, just Americans, French and Norwegians), Team Mamaji and the Dehradun team. Thank you all for my special time there. It all came together so perfectly, with God's perfect timing.
Jai's village outside of Mussoorie. Amazing elder smoking the hookah pipe. Mela on the mountain. Swimming by Kempty Falls in the pool.
Blind school: God wants spiritual fruits, not religious nuts. God created each of us so magically.
Washing the kids in the slums: Rena. What a doll!
Getting my plane ticket to Egypt! Whee! Trusting in God to deliver it. Yes, my faith was weak. But He came through anyway. (yeah, so I am going to Egypt. God does answer my prayers! Firstly, to visit Africa/Middle East...my final continent unvisited (besides Antartica) and secondly to see the pyramids. It will so amazing to be in the land where Jesus himself grew up. It was such an amazing miracle for me when my travel agent pulled up to the base at the EXACT TIME God said he would! I think God was testing my faith, and he certainly encouraged me to grow!)
Spending time on the roof watching the sun go down on the gorgeous Doon mountains.
swimming in the Ganges (fourth time) on the last day of Kumbh Mela with Maya. Wonderful.
Crappy things: like 2 weeks of loose motion. Ugh. Some days better than others.
Waking up at 3 :45 am to catch the train. There are few things more horrible than getting 1 hour of sleep. And Dumb and Dumber was SUCH a letdown. (It turns out that I have seen the end before.)
Glad to be back in Delhi. I want a pedicure so badly...
Pray for my friend that I met on the train, that he finds peace and the Lord in it. Pray that my last three weeks in India are safe, brilliant and fun and I stay close to the Lord and I get rid of some of my belongings. : )
Time with Shanu and family, time with Australian team (made up of no Australians, just Americans, French and Norwegians), Team Mamaji and the Dehradun team. Thank you all for my special time there. It all came together so perfectly, with God's perfect timing.
Jai's village outside of Mussoorie. Amazing elder smoking the hookah pipe. Mela on the mountain. Swimming by Kempty Falls in the pool.
Blind school: God wants spiritual fruits, not religious nuts. God created each of us so magically.
Washing the kids in the slums: Rena. What a doll!
Getting my plane ticket to Egypt! Whee! Trusting in God to deliver it. Yes, my faith was weak. But He came through anyway. (yeah, so I am going to Egypt. God does answer my prayers! Firstly, to visit Africa/Middle East...my final continent unvisited (besides Antartica) and secondly to see the pyramids. It will so amazing to be in the land where Jesus himself grew up. It was such an amazing miracle for me when my travel agent pulled up to the base at the EXACT TIME God said he would! I think God was testing my faith, and he certainly encouraged me to grow!)
Spending time on the roof watching the sun go down on the gorgeous Doon mountains.
swimming in the Ganges (fourth time) on the last day of Kumbh Mela with Maya. Wonderful.
Crappy things: like 2 weeks of loose motion. Ugh. Some days better than others.
Waking up at 3 :45 am to catch the train. There are few things more horrible than getting 1 hour of sleep. And Dumb and Dumber was SUCH a letdown. (It turns out that I have seen the end before.)
Glad to be back in Delhi. I want a pedicure so badly...
Pray for my friend that I met on the train, that he finds peace and the Lord in it. Pray that my last three weeks in India are safe, brilliant and fun and I stay close to the Lord and I get rid of some of my belongings. : )
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