WE RAN OVER A MAN ON A BIKE!!!! Oh my goodness! So driving in Varanasi is no different than Kolkata... today we got an autorickshaw (or as Erin likes to call them... tuk tuk after experiencing Thailand) Our driver was a sweet little man who spoke pretty good English and as we're driving along a biker comes out of no where and our right side crashes into his sidebars and off to tumbling he goes. We all have various reactions.... gasps, shrieks, etc (you can imagine) and our rickshaw driver turns around to all of us and says "All okay for you?" Mind you, we have not stopped to see if this biker is okay... no no no... we keep driving and our driver doesn't give a backwards glance to that poor biker. So needless to say... we finally got into some kind of accident which was bound to happen at some point on this crazy journey!
Also, I realized today why feet washing was so special in the Biblical times. The middle east must be like India where man and beast poo in the streets and everyone walks around in it... I was looking at a mans feet today and thought "Ew!" and I looked at my feet today after just taking a shower three hours earlier and they were caked with dirt and grime.... YUCK. Last night I stepped in some kind of poo as we were walking into the train station... If someone offered to wash my feet here, I would look at them like they were crazy. So now... Dave S., Dave M. and Dad from the Boundary Waters trip... the washing of the feet might mean a little more to me after this trip than it did before:) Lovely story huh:)
Love you all and see you in less than 2 weeks!!!!!!! We are so excited!
DK
Erin, Lexi, Danielle, Bridget
Kolkata..
5 comments:
Girls, I think you all need pedicures and manicures when you get home. We are all counting down the days to see you all at the airport. Sure hope that person on the bike got home ok!! Colleen (dk mom)
hi! sweet poo story:) see you soon!
Lucy
Bridget - was thinking of you.
Sending happy wishes and clean feet!
Julie & Asha & Sejal
wow dani your right as much as ive washed my fair share of feet at IWU washing someones feet with poo on it would definitely make the experience different. But it would also add to the seriousness of the situation. cant wait to see ya when you come to I.N.
Dave S.
I hope you are all home and safe.
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