We made it!

We're here in India! It's actually kind of hard to believe that after getting to SEA-TAC at 4:30 am, then getting onto a 5 hour flight to Newark, with a 6 hour layover, then a 14 hour plane ride to Delhi. It's definitely very different than home, takes some getting used to! Our rooms are small, cramped, and very toasty. At least for my room, it is sometimes impossible to unlock the door too. I've had to ask Doug and Halsey countless times to let me in.
When we arrived last night we were surrounded by about 30 people all with new TV's on little airport carts. We got onto a bus and were instantly surprised by the driving style in India. One article described it by saying, "All you need is a horn and good brakes." And he was right.
After getting settled into our rooms, we attempted to sleep. Some of us fell asleep faster than others. I was awakened by my roommate at 4:45 to see what time it was and then again around 7:45 when we heard voices outside our room. We opened the door and there stood basically our entire group all dressed and ready to go. We quickly threw on some modest clothes and sunscreen and met them all for Chai down the street. Never was a Chai fan until now.
We had a good calm day of watching some sort of Mock-trial type event and a delicious fast food Indian lunch. We went to a professors' home and he duscussed the caste system with us.
After an extremely crowded metro ride, we arrived at our hotel and are about to go out to dinner. Then tomorrow we'll have a full day and then take an overnight train to Varanasi.
So happy to be here! Hasn't quite set in that we're actually in India!
Hope to blog again soon,
Gracie Truex