My son is presently hiking the Annapurna trail and since I can't connect with him it is the next best thing to read your blog and have an idea of what he's experiencing. thanks!!!
A differing perspective Well, Jess, I'm glad to see you're having a good time and that you arrived safely. I had a much different experience when I visited Delhi, though. Yes, there was a lot of poverty...but there was also a great deal of culture, history, art...there's a lot of beauty there if you take the time to look. Maybe as a Westerner you just couldn't get past the poverty (and hey, I'm a Westerner too, so I know it's tough), and you seem to have had some pre-conceived notions of what to expect, so maybe that's all you saw. I mean, Delhi's a major metropolitan city...hot running water isn't "hard to come by" and a middle-class family in a single-story seven-room house isn't "well-off." I don't mean to be critical, but rather to be encouraging...you've got a great opportunity to learn a bit about a culture other than your own, so try to see past your expectations and experience it for what it is. Take it from someone who's been through it before! Good luck and happy hiking - and say hi to Mamaji and Mamiji for me if you see them on your way back!
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My son is presently hiking the Annapurna trail and since I can't connect with him it is the next best thing to read your blog and have an idea of what he's experiencing. thanks!!!