A Beginning....

I feel like it has been ages since I last wrote! So much has been happening in such a short period of time and my access to internet cafes has been limited! So, I'll do my best to catch you up as much as possible! Since my last entry, I returned to Kolkata briefly and then embarked on my trip to Varanasi, Agra, and Darjeeling (my current location!). Varanasi was one of my favorite places in India I've been to so far. From Kolkata, it took us 15 hours by train to arrive in Varanasi. Upon arriving, Grace was extremely sick and a massive cow tried to gore me a couple of times while I was chasing our auto-rickshaw driver down a series of narrow alleyways that led to our prospective guesthouse! Ok....I might be making it sound a little more dramatic than it was in actuality....but not by much! :) We immediately called the doctor who suspected that she had an amoeba in her colon! After a few tests, this was confirmed and she got some medications to kill them! She's doing much better now by the way! Ok...so I just found out that the internet cafe I'm at closes in 5 min! So, I'll try to write the full story tomorrow if time allows! :) Love and miss you all! ~Rachel