Indian Culture

Today we woke to the morning haze as the heat was starting to pick up. A peak out the window  revealed a whole new world.  The courtyard to our flat, 12 floors below is lined by trees and shrubs, pathways, and play equipment surrounding by identical towers housing many, many, many families.

The morning was spent learning about the culture, praying and meeting new friends. The afternoon however involved a scavenger hunt to allow us to interact with the culture and the people of the area as well as stay awake. We broke up into teams to find the items on our list which included several types of food, a henna tattoo, riding the mechanical bull at the mall, a bicycle rickshaw and of course buying several items in the local currency. We each had some of our new friends to help give us guidance along the way but it was a great way to become immersed in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and colors that make India unique. Tomorrow we head out to a village. Pray that we adjust to the time as well as the heat.

~Kim