the team has arrived!

we go from 2 to 6, all in a matter of 24 hours. our flat is filled now with awesome brothers and sisters, our personal belongings, and stuff for the workshops and stuff we're donating to different projects at EMC.

I spent much of the day sitting in a car, inhaling wonderful black exhaust, sitting in traffic, and driving in a real live game of super mario cart with 100 times the number of characters in the game, driving to and from the airport.. and sitting in the airport too.

stuffed into a taxi

it feels weird, being a "foreigner" myself, here in kolkata, yet picking people up, as if i'm the localer and the host! it was so great though to be there, to see them and welcome them to this city that i've grown to love. i have to admit, it felt good to welcome them to my 'home'.

so far everyone is doing well. they came bearing so much... their own personal belonging along with lots of donated school supplies, computer monitors, sports equipment and games for the boys who live downstairs... so much... and of course some american treats for us like pop tarts and tastycakes and korean ramen... yumm... we hit up pizaa hut tonight which was delicious of course. seems they had a bit too much indian food on the airplane.. hehe... and i'm the last person to complain about eating american food!

good times... unpacked and settled in... lights out... everyone sleeping... i hope... or laying quietly... just me in my safety mosquito net (despite there probably not even being any mosquitos)... alright... i must sleep too.

full day tomorrow. until then... or some other day... see ya.