Namaste

Hello everyone! We are finally in Kolkata, we got in on New Years Eve about one hour before midnight. On our first day we walked around our area and went to the Central Park of Kolkata where we watched families play cricket and made friends with some local kids. We were going to look at the Victorian Palace or the Museum but they were really busy, so we went to a horse race! We walked pretty far to find the Ganges river, but were unsuccessful. I (Kaitlin) made friends with another local named Shaq who talked to us about everything from his philosophy on human beings to what celebrities he thought were attractive.

Today we wandered around the park area some more and went to the museum. It was enormous! It had fossils, dinosaur bones, minerals, fish, coins, artifacts, sculptures, paintings and dioramas of ancient tribes. Then we walked to a huge market that had everything from jewelry to a butchery. We ate lunch on top of a hotel with a view of pretty much the entire city, and are loving all of the food we eat! Especially our breakfast :) So far the people have been very friendly, and eager to talk to us. We were asked for our picture today at the museum, they probably thought we were part of the exhibit!

We are looking forward to teaching next week!

Love,
Kaitlin, Alex, Dea, Samantha, Rebecca and Ben