I've finally managed to get to a 'cyber-cafe'! It turns out that
there's one right near where I'm staying, so hopefully I'll be able to
get here quite often from now on.
So, where to start?! I arrived at
Delhi
airport on Saturday lunchtime, after spending about 6 hours at
Heathrow! The queues were crazy because of the security...it took ages
just to get to the departure lounge. The good news is that I was
upgraded to 'Premium Economy', which meant extra leg-room and a glass of
champagne, which was very nice! When I arrived at
Delhi
I got through customs etc really quickly, and was met by a friendly
driver. I had prepared myself for the worst at the airport, but it was
actually fine...not too busy, hot or smelly! On my way out of the
airport I was interviewed by some TV channel who asked me about the
security in London-quite random...but maybe I'm now famous somewhere in
India?!
The journey to my home stay was interesting...they don't seem to use lanes in
Delhi,
and people use their horns instead of indicators! There are also
rickshaw's weaving in and out of the traffic, and the occasional cow
mooing it's way past.
My home stay is really nice. I'm staying with Geetika Jerath and her
husband 'Rocky', their two children, Rashika who's 14 and Rahul who's 7.
Geetika's sister-in-law also lives next door and joins us for dinner
(which is lovely - lots of lentils and rice!). They've made me feel very
welcome - they've had volunteers stay with them before, so that helps a
lot. I'm the only volunteer staying there at the moment, but there
should be a couple more people coming out next month, which will be
good. At the moment I've got my own room, with a double bed (!) and my
own bathroom.