Monday, June 8, 2009

South India!!

We met each other for the first time in the Chennai airport at passport control. We were in Chennai for a day before flying to Madurai where we stayed for our first week. There, we visited a village and participated in the service on Sunday Morning. Mostly, we hung out with our host family and visited sites around the city such as the Gandhi Memorial Museum (where they had the clothes he died in... blood stained) and a 1,000 year old Hindu temple where we were both blessed by an elephant for 10 rupees. :)

Yesterday, we traveled by taxi 2 1/2 hours to Uthamapalayam (try pronouncing that)... and went over our schedule for the next three weeks with our hosts (Prince and Ruby). It looks like we are going to be doing a lot of things, visiting a lot of villages both close by and some distance away, and will have many opportunities to share with people. We are adjusting to the weather and food (with some difficulty!), but overall are doing pretty well. We are excited to be somewhere more permament for a little while, but are also excited to travel around many places and see new things. From the roof of the house we are at now, we have a beautiful view of the mountains. Indian culture has been interesting... a clash of village and city almost everywhere we have been. Goats and cows wandering around in the streets... obeying traffic laws (well the few that they have anyway!!) We have almost died each time we have gotten in a vehicle. That might be a little dramatic, but I am sure some of you can relate to how different traffic is in other places. It takes some getting used to (and covering our eyes a lot).

We are going to go exploring! It has been so good to hear about everyone! Stay safe and feel our love with you!

Love and Peace,
Kory and Katie

2 comments:

  1. I am so glad you are both safe and happy! I hope you have a wonderful time and I am so jealous of the food you are eating (I think...) Miss and Love you both so much. Been thinking about you.

    Britt

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  2. I'm so glad you arrived and got situated and connected with Kory. Now relax and enjoy every new sight and sound. These next few weeks will go soooo fast!

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