The next major stop on our voyage was India. Since I am in a slight time crunch right now (I am going to be in Thailand in like 6 hours), I am going to not be as wordy in this post and just highlight the main events. The first thing I noticed, and most people would agree with me, was that India smells. A lot. I woke up and the smell of exhaust, dirt, and other less than glamorous smells had seeped into my room. As you approached the gangway, the smell got worse and worse. It was a true shock to the senses, but after a few hours, my nostrils had become used to it. What I never got over was just how crowded Chennai was. The roads were full of cars, motorbikes, and tuk-tuks,
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