Here I am

I arrived in Delhi Sunday morning at 6 a.m. When we landed the windows of the plane steamed over as did the glasses of people around me when we got off of the plane. Luckily the weather has been pretty mild and although it is monsoon season, it's only rained once so far. In the past 4 days or so we've been quite pampered, with our center directors getting taxis for us and telling them where to go and always traveling in our group of 19. I feel like we're hunched over on the starting line waiting for the gun because soon we will be more independent and I can't wait to feel more like I'm living here than touring. That being said, I'm certainly not in Nebraska anymore. Here they drive on the left, traffic lanes virtually do not exist, horns never cease, the traffic is a mix of cars, autoricksaws, buses, motorcycles, and bikes 24/7, oh, and most cars no longer have side mirrors. You get used to it though, at least as a passenger. The food here is great, but since it has more spice than I'm used to, my nose runs at almost every meal. As much as I have been taking pictures and just looking at people and places, I feel quite a spectacle myself. Today stares were more than usual because we were on a huge tour bus seeing some sites around Delhi and I even saw someone take a picture of me and another white girl in our group as we walked by (which is fair enough considering the number of pictures I have of Indians I do not know). The clothing here is beautiful, although most men wear western pants and shirts. Yikes, my power is about to short, but I just want to note that although I am all the way over here, I don't quite feel worlds away yet...waiting on that one I guess =)