my new home

I'm in India!

After a perfect weekend in London (where I'm convinced I belong on a permanent basis) Shells and I made it to Kolkata, thankfully with all of our bags this time! I'm sure someone was praying for us yesterday morning in London... we got to the airport (a miracle in itself after getting lost for two hours) and after we checked in the man told us our tickets only allowed us ONE suitcase. He said we had to combine all of our things into two bags, a pretty impossible feat considering they were both already over the weight limit. So after we both almost burst into tears he just said, well ok just put them all here. You gotta do something on the way home though... they will only let you have one. I have NO idea why he let us do this... the ticket lady next to us was arguing with a guy over a few extra pounds that he had!

I'm not sure I could ever describe to you what this place is like... it's crazy!! It's pretty much everything I imagined it would be times ten! We got here yesterday morning around 9:30 and a taxi took us to our apartment where I am sure we almost died about a hundred times due to many, many stray (and anorexic) cows and people who CANNOT drive!! Seriously... the roads here are madness and people use their horns like its nothing. I think I laughed the entire ride to our flat, just to keep myself from screaming. Our litle home is so cute and my bed consists of a wooden table with a couple of thick blankets and a mosquito net! The roads are so, so dirty and we passed so many little huts that were people's homes on the way to our neighborhood. I can't even explain them... the only thing it reminds me of is a commercial from Compassion or World Vision. It's bad. There are animals and flies everywhere! I hope its something I will eventually get used to!

Despite the wooden table that is my bed, I slept for 14 straight hours last night thanks to Tylenol pm. Our street it SO loud... there is something that I swear is right outside my window that sqwawks constantly, horns and bells ringing non-stop, and a man who chants so loudly always walking outside our door. It's so crazy!! We start work tomorrow, but I'm still not sure exactly what we will do! Please pray for us as we try and adjust to this strange city and way of life and as we begin work tomorrow. We're so, so excited to finally be here! Thanks in advance for your prayers and thoughts!