So long Shillong...

After two refreshing weeks in Shillong, it came time to say our good-byes and continue on our journey. It was hard to leave the place where we felt most at home. We met so many amazing people who welcomed us into their lives and treated us like family. Most meals were prepared for us, transportation was arranged, and we were escorted through the city… it was a real treat to be there. Some of our favorite memories in Shillong were hanging out with the students, Aaron got in a few games of basketball and I enjoyed shopping with some on the girls at the local mall. We will miss them all very much.

Last night we arrived in Delhi after 6 hours in the car and 3 hours on a plane. We were quite exhausted when we got to our hotel but we wrapped our day up with some domino’s pizza, which of course made it all better! I was the one who insisted on ordering it; sometimes you just need some good American comfort food. We will be in Delhi for 3 more days until we head back to Nepal to work at a school for 2 weeks. As Aaron just wrote about, today is one of the biggest holidays in India, Diwali. Due to the pre-celebration fireworks last night, the air is already smokey. I can’t imagine what tonight will be like. It should be fun!

Tomorrow we plan on visiting the Taj Majal, so we will post some pics of that. We miss you all very much! We finally booked the rest of our trip and will be heading home Dec. 15^th. Can’t wait to see you all and share our experience with you!

Jacque