Thoughts from here...

After much anticipation, I have a arrived.
It has been raining, but today the sun began to shine - a very hot sun.

Bangalore is a crowded city, with broken sidewalks and neverending traffic. Asha Niketan is a lovely oasis that exists within the chaos.
The people are good, kind and patient, and slowly I am figuring out the daily routine.
The recent events in Mumbai have been unnerving, especially as a foreign national; but it is all quite a distance away, and I am safe. 100 million thank you's for your thoughts, prayers and notes of concern. Of course, we continue to pray for those in Mumbai.

Ashita (an assistant from Delhi) took me clothes shopping yesterday, so now I don't stand out as much. Not surprisingly however, I continue to be stared at, and two of the young men at the house played a game today by finding all of the white people in the newspaper and showing them to me!

It's hard to believe that I've made it to India - almost dreamlike.

Love from Bangalore...