the arrival.

to those i care for the most,
i miss you all. its been an emotionally and physically draining days, but it has all been worth it. years work and 6 months planning now concentrated in rupees and curries and vishnu and krishnas and papa gees!
it was very sad to leave britain, with all the emotions, frustrations and drunkeness the night before. te quiero muchisimo mama y te extrano tanto. i wish you were all seeing what i am seeing. As you may know, i took the flight on saturday at 8.45pm and arrived at 10am the next morning. the flight was comfortable and the food was great (curry!), i spent most of the time not believing i was on the way here.
when we arrived it was not as burning hot as i had expected. it is very humid though, so i started sweating almost immediately. i have to say though, people told me about the smell that hits you when you come out of the airport, and what i experienced is not far from the truth. it's not enough to make you wretch, but still it is a smell that takes time to get used to and can make you slightly naucious to begin with. looking around as we travelled (chauffeur driven) to our friends house, we saw the rickshaws, cars and some children and mothers begging on the streets.
it is clear that the poverty is centred around the darker population. i think our host has guarded us from seeing the worst of it, as we have so far been to nice places, but it is clear that a division exists. we are lucky enough to be staying with a wealthy and very hospitable family in the south of New Delhi, were we have been given our own room and have been fed generously. Our host is a very spiritual man, and has already shown us a beautiful Hare Krishna monastry near his house.
Our first day in Delhi involved sleeping, eating, a little shopping and going to see a traditional dance performance from Orisa (province of India) as well as live music from Rajhastan (tabla, singer, flute, other percussion instruments) both commemorating Krishna's birth (by way of gross comparison, Krishna is like the Hindu Jesus, he is the incarnation of Vishnu on earth, born of a woman come to spread the word of god on earth. he is blue and has a girlfriend, he is also a cheeky child). the festivities were beautiful and the night altogether was very entertaining, relaxing. i am just happy to finally be travelling with Singoalla. i am also happy to say that i am yet to become sick (knock on wood) and this is because of Singoalla's dilligent medical regime of pills and anti water rants.

i have to run, time to sight see, but we think of you all, family and friends. love Carlos and Singoalla.