Saturday, November 6, 2010

First Impressions

India is a whole different world. Here's some of my first impressions.

1. The head wobble is awesome body language, everyone wags their head from side to side when they are in agreement or to say "yes"?
2. It seems to be a habit of drivers to drive across the median rather than in their lane.
3. Indian public restrooms smell like Indian food...
4. Everyone wants to be "my friend" and sell me whatever they possibly can.
5. Indian people are genuinely friendly and nice if you can get past their first attempt to sell you stuff.

So far I am loving the adventure. Without going to much into detail, traveling was hectic as always. It took 2 days to get here, over 20 hours on a plane. Today is my first day in India. I am in a very touristy area which is nice for my transition time. My backpack disapeared somewhere between Colorado and Mumbai, so I don't have my stuff.
I met a Japanese traveler and we are sharing a house together for about $8 a night. He doesn't speak much english and I don't speak japanese, nonetheless we are enjoying each others company.

Love to Everyone!

More blog posts to come!

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