On Thursday, September 30, the 6 of us (me, Lisa, Shawn, Hemantha, Jessica, and our trip leader, Ruth) left on the 8,000+ mile trip to India! Lisa met me at my house that morning at 5AM. I gathered my luggage and tried to make sure I wasn’t forgetting anything. It was lightly raining, and my mom drove us both to the airport in Phoenix. The 6 of us were meeting at the airport at 6AM, in order to catch our 7:45 AM flight. We had all packed toiletries to give to people at the elderly homes we would visit, as well as toys to hand out to kids at the children’s homes that were on our itinerary. I remember when I bought the toys at the store, and the cashier had asked if I was having
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