So we finally started our trek across India. We are currently in Kolkata and have been here for 3 days. So far everything is going according to plan, and we did our first day of voulenteer work today at one of mother teresa's homes, which I will get into in a moment. We took a train from Guwhatti at 10:30 pm and arrived in Kolkata around 7:30 pm the next day, so almost a full 24 hour train ride. But despite the time, it actually didn't turn out to be that bad. We went to bed almost immediately after the train [View Full Entry]

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So I started this blog a little late, but I feel like I made it just in time to start the real part of journey. So far I have already been in Guwahati for 2 weeks and then traveled to Thailand for 2 weeks, and am now back in Guwahati. I will be here for 3 weeks before I begin my trek across India. I have experienced so many different things since I've been here already. From being stared at by every single person I come into contact with for being white, to biting my tounge everytime our driver swerves out [View Full Entry]

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