As we approach the end of our time away from home it seems like more and more all of us are thinking about what life will be like when we get back home and how we will ever communicate to everyone our experience in India. I am still a big believer in that you will truly will never know until you have been here yourself, but we did have an experience yesterday while traveling back to India that maybe you can relate to if you have ever boarded a plane and will give you a little picture of what our time here has been like.
It happened yesterday when we were boarding our plane in Bangkok to fly back to Kolkata. We had cut it a little close on time and we were some of the last to board the plane, we were also seated in the back of the plane. As the four of turned the corner on the airplane to make our way down the long aisle to our seats we were met with a plane full of mostly Indian men who were seated and ready to fly. It was amazing how everyone was literally staring at us like they have never seen an american girl before. Many of the men had even taken out there digital cameras, video cameras and picture phones to take picture of the four white girls. We were all just amazed at this and how it just felt so backwards and rude. There was one guy that was cranking his head around so he could read my passport upside down to see where we were from. Once we were seated and getting our bags situated you could not fail to notice the overwhelming odor on the plane....holy B.O.! We were convinced that it wasn't just us that was noticing the smell because right before the take off the flight attendants walked the aisle with air freshner and sprayed the entire plane. We knew that even if we were ready or not to go back to India we were already there in some regards.
Tonight we leave Kolkata on the train to go to Varanasi. It is around a 15 hour train ride, we will stay there one night and then take another 12 hour train ride to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures Danielle posted.....there are about 10,000 more :)
Thank you for keeping us all in your prayers,
Lexi
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Lexi, tell Danielle that I am going to quit bathing until we pick her up at the airport. I'm thinking it will help ease her into the American culture if I stink a bit when I hug her.
Just viewed your pictures,awesome! Can't wait to see and hear more.Hope you are all well. See you in two weeks.
B's Mom and Dad
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