TINA's blog (on Julia's blog page:))

so here are some thoughts of mine, and i will be blogging on Julia's blog here and there b/c i felt like 3 blogs would be a bit much for ya'll. well so far just pretty crazy! we had an awesome welcoming in to India in kolkata as we road from the taxi to the hotel, thinking we were going to die many times but oh that is just how they drive, no biggie! and then we have Julia's wonderful contact and now friend of ours that helped us while we were in kolkata. we then volunteered at the mother Teresa homes and found that they are not we expected but def. a great experience to be able to give like that. however, at the one home we were at with the old people i was helping to put an old woman in her bed and the girl that was helping me did not quite have her and didn't quite know what she was doing and i ended up taking all the woman's weight, not the best on my back so i was def. in bed for a couple days. but it started to feel better just in time for us to go to kalimpong, a village at the base of the Himalayas and then when we got there i def. got a stomach virus of some sort and was in bed a couple more days! ahh, much time for reflection and reading, and oh thank god they have a tv here! but i am feeling much better now and it was a very nice time to just reflect and be with myself and just meditate. so now we ar on our way to Darjeeling tomorrow and on with our trip. not the best start for me but if anyone knows me they know my luck! :) and i def. got to volunteer as much as i wanted to in kolkata and see the city and i also got to go around kalimpong and see a buddhist monestary which was, of course, beautiful. so i have had a great time in between my misfortunes:) and i am def. blessed to even be on this trip and trust everything will always work out. faith is an amazing thing and when u see things work out time and time again it becomes easier to believe, this is were i am and i am so happy to be here in INDIA!