Turns out, time continues to fly. It seems like we were just blogging from Mumbai, but our 3 weeks and Delhi are nearing their end. Next stop: Nepal. Our days here have been filled with adorable children, especially the 12 we are staying with. We pass our time by teaching English, singing songs, drawing and coloring and helping our new friend Rupali with her kitchen duties. We have become a part of the family, and it will be strange to not be woken by little voices whispering "sister, brother" through the crack in the door each day. We have been guests at different homes for different occasions, and let me tell you, the hospitality of the Indian people is second to none--we have enjoyed more than our fair share of chai, roti and other cuisines native to this place.
In addition, we have been shown some of the iconic landmarks of India, including the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Rajghat (Gandhi's burial place), and India Gate (google at will for a virtual tour :)). We also shopped among the masses in the sprawling markets that Central Delhi is comprised of. We have donned the cultural dress and jewelry of Indian women with the help of 15 young girls and sweet Rupali (Kit has pictures if you would like to see when he gets back), and we have played match after never-ending match of cricket with 15 young boys. The last few days have been stiflingly hot, but we enjoy spending the mornings and evenings reading, playing games, skipping rope and people-watching from the rooftop terraces that are common to each building in this neighborhood of Delhi. We plan to cherish our last 48 hours here before saying goodbye to the dear friends and playmates we have made.
As we speak, Corie's brother is heading our way from California. We will meet at the airport in Delhi and fly to Nepal together for a few weeks of teaching English at a primary school in Gorkha.
But wait! Before we sign out from Delhi, here are some morsels about our time here from the third muskateer, Kit: once upon a time there was a small man in a large country, but it was ok, because all of the people were small, too. My time here in Delhi has been great! It has been amazing spending time with the kids and seeing the joy in their lives. The New Life Mercy home is doing great things with these kids and it has been a blessing to serve and get to know all of the people that we have met. Due to the aformentioned exceedingly great hospitatlity our stomachs have been seemingly growing larger by the day. They just shovel food down and steal your plate to pile it up with more. I think that it's a game to see how much they can make us eat. Taylor thinks they took a before picture of us and are now going to take an after picture to see if they succeeded. I hope not, although the food has been delicious and sometimes it burns my mouth off when I eat it. Well, that's about all for me from this leg. As they don't say here in India, "G'day mate!"
