a post for CARRIE (who can't remember her password :)

Greetings Friends!

I am writing to you from Delhi – sitting on top of our hotel on a lovely rooftop patio, drinking Kingfisher beer with William and Jeff (a fellow student/traveller). Our flights were fantastic – smooth and uneventful. 3 students and ‘our’ guide met us at the Delhi airport. We arrived at the hotel at 3 am and finally fell asleep at 4!! Our first tour started at 2:00 on July 27th – Where have we been?...Gandhi’s memorial and place of assisination, moseleums of great moghul emperors, historical monuments built in memory of significant change-agents, brilliant mosques and sacred temples. The points of interests are all marked by the incredible chaos of Delhi life – people of all ages and status present on the street intermixed with the most dynamic and frightening traffic flow I’ve every witnessed (and I’ve been to Jamaica!). If the horn in your car doesn’t work or fails you in any way, you are essentially screwed!! My mind and heart and spirit continue to soar with gratitude at this most awesome experience. I wake expressing thankfulness to God for this pilgrimage of continued life and self-discovery. The sights and smells are breathtaking in beauty and density. The energy of life and living also invites me to walk slowly and gently with awareness and awe. Brilliant architecture and exquisite colour (saris of magnificent splendour) astound me! Agra awaits (we take off tomorrow – July 29th) where we will see the Taj Mahal and other Indian treasures!

Be well and safe in your days!
My love to you all,
Carrie