i have arrived in india

hi everyone,


so i have officially arrived in india. allan met me in new delhi. it was sooooooo good to see him!!!!! we spent the night in new delhi and then the next morning we flew to goa which was a three and half hour flight. after flying sixteen hours, three hours was not a big deal. the plan ride from chicago to new delhi went by much quicker then i expected. i slept, watched three movies and had lots of snacks.

so far everything is going well. the hotel is great. i think i might know what it is like to be a movie star. we get treated so well. people are constantly coming up to us making sure we have everything that we need. the staff already know allan pretty well. the chef introduced himself to us and told us that whatever we wanted he would make sure that we get it. i am going to go talk with him in a little while and let him know all of my requests!!!!!!!

there is a lounge that we get access to where we can use the computer and get free food and drinks. so far allan and i have eaten dinner in the lounge. last night when we were sitting in the lounge and we met two girls who were here on business from chicago. they both live in lincoln park. it was pretty funny.

when we first got to goa al and i put our stuff away and then we walked around the downtown area. it was so fun to people watch. it is very busy with lots going on. we found a hotel that has a really cute coffee shop so i think i will spend some of my time there.

yesterday we went to the movie theater which is walking distance from our hotel. the theater is a little different then what we are use too. they have assigned seats and they have a fifteen min intermission. it is kind nice to have the intermission. anyhow we saw the simpsons movie. everything was in english.

allan has a coworker who just moved here with his wife. they are from scotland. they are our age and seem really really nice. we will probably spend time with them. i am starting my volunteer work on thursday. i am really excited about it. i spoke with Robert (he is the man in charge) and he said that there are a bunch of volunteers who are just starting as well. he also told me that he will talk to me about it when i get there on thursday but he said they are definiently going to be needing to use me for me social worker skills. not sure what that means but i will let you know. i am thinking some type of crisis occurred and they need help with it. we will see.

it is 10:15 in the morning and 11:50pm in chicago. if you want to know what time it is in goa you can go to worldclock.com. look up the time in delhi and that is what time it is in goa. don't forget to call me on 312 2431967.

i think that is all for now. we are not in our room yet. once we are i will send pictures so you can see what it is like. at that time i will also send you pictures of the hotel.

talk to you soon and miss you
abby and allan