Old Friends and New

I sure do miss home! Especially my family and my hound dog Hurley Van Lou! Being in India has been amazing though, and I am making lots of friends! My host family is so kind. Though their home is simple it is very beautiful. My bed is low and hard which is taking some getting used to and I have to share my bedroom with a ghecko but he is tidy so I don't mind!
Life here is very busy and yet also very relaxed. There are so many people in India sometimes it feels like you are jammed in like a sardine. Here in Goa there are lots of places to escape though. I love being by the ocean and things are a little slower here than in Delhi or Jaipur! There are markets right across the street which is nice!
All of the houses are so colorful and have lots of windows to let in the fresh air - it gets VERY hot here! I used an SPF 60 sunblock and still got a sunburn! It's because we are so close to the equator (and also the antibiotics I have to take to be here make me very sensitive to the sun!)
I help with the family restaurant which is right on the beach! I get to serve delicious foods and drinks to all the hungry and thirsty people that are playing and relaxing on the beach.
Here is an Animoto of my life in India.
Here is an Animoto of my life in New England.



This is the View from our restaurant on the beach in Goa.