A Dosa Reality

India was my favorite port before I had ever been there. It was a natural fit really, I love all things Indian, movies, music, clothes, food, and people. India is always a port that transforms people. When you step off the ship you are hit by a wave of heat and dirt as you enter the industrial port. Men walk around wearing only a garment around their bottom that resembles a diaper. So of course right away your impressions are that of a completely different world. Having previously been to India, 2.5 years ago, and already been through the culture shock, I couldn’t help but wonder what new revelations I would have on this trip. When I arrived, everything was just as I left it. The port, the school we worked with, the people I had met, the stores I shopped at and even the rickshaw driver that took us around. Where was my new revelation? Well, it didn’t happen. But what did happen was I made some amazing new friends, especially through the Rotary Club, whom we had been working with through the $100 Solution project. I think it might take a longer trip and more extensive traveling outside of Chennai to continue my India transformations. For now though, India is always a place I can call home because everyone you meet makes you feel like family. Oh and I am famous there. See below (it's my name on the sign)!