A day of adventure

I was able to get about 4 hours of sleep before getting up around 8AM. The shower was…well an experience! I was able to talk with mom for a little on FB before she went to bed and I started my day, which was nice. We had lunch with faculty and students from the MSW program here and then went to downtown Chennai to shop for something for later in the week. I can not disclose this as it is a surprise for everyone at home. Chennai is a lower poverty. You would often see people approach you for money and a lady actually held her infant sons hand out to beg for money, it was sad and makes you appreciate what you have.  After that we went to the airport to fly out to Bangalore.

The plane ride to Bangalore was about an hour and we all slept. The car ride from Bangalore was about 2 hours. It was interesting to see the different areas and Bangalore does not appear as much of a low poverty area, although im sure parts are. When we arrived around 930PM we were served dinner and then were able to come settle in our AMAZING room!

Tomorrow we will go to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science. We will be in Bangalore for two days and then return to Chennai…

Some random things about today:

A mouse ran across the common area in the guest house where we stayed lastnight…yes these things happen at home...but this one was HUGE

We gave Paul Raj (he helped coordinate our trip) his first Pringle chip…

Traffic is interesting here….it is 100x worse then NYC and I am pretty sure I thought I was going to die a few times

You see random animals walking around, dogs, cats, even cows

First scare of the trip, my baggage tag fell off in the airport and I had to run back get a new one, this was after I could not understand a word that the guards were saying to me…thankful I did not go alone…always travel with a buddy… 

hugs and kisses to everyone at home

ash