Read the stories from our time in India and Nepal, beginning with our flight to India and including stories all the way up until we left India.
We spent a couple of weeks traveling from Bihar to New Delhi doing some tourist activities. In one of our stops we saw wildlife that we don’t normally see in the U.S. In one field near our AirBNB we saw many green parrots. We also heard some other birds, but we were not familiar with…
We stayed in and followed the lockdown mandates and only ventured out for our essentials. Our team leader Ravi was occupied with 20 guests in his house. He recently got married the first part of February and his wedding reception was to be held on March 21st. So his family…
We arrived in New Delhi around March 17th. Things were starting to slow down more and less people were traveling. The train we arrived on in New Delhi was practically empty. When we arrived we arranged a taxi to get us to our place to stay. On our travels to New Delhi we…
Our first experience with the trains wasn’t so glamorous. (SEE STORY HERE) We ended up on a 16 hour cross country “van” ride that seated 7, but there were 9 of us. This time we had tickets for an overnight train from Bihar to Varanassi. It was a big scramble to get on the train. The stop…
We spent a lot of time teaching and training some students at a next door youth hostel in the state of Bihar. It was a wonderfully enjoyable time. Many friends were made, along with many memories. We had the opportunity to learn to sing some worship songs in Hindi. We…
It took a little while to get adjusted to India. In another newsletter I had reported feeling like people were suspicious of us, or had a watchful eye. In reality though, it was more of a curiousity. We are a family of 7 of white skin folks and with two of kids with blonde hair. Where we were staying…
By Jakin
After coming to Nepal, I found that there are some different sounds that you hear. In Kathmandu, as well as other cities in Nepal and India, there is garbage pickup, but there is not a set day for the pickup. Instead, a person walks around the city blowing a shrill whistle. This whistle…
The environment is a little different here compared to Nepal. There is a reason that India is #10 on the world watch list for persecution. There is more of a suspicious eye towards foreigners and more vigilant defense of the Hindu faith. One of our team members…
Do you remember the TV show Quantum Leap? The TV show ran for about 5 years in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The premise of the show was this man, Dr. Sam Beckett who developed a time traveling machine. He was able to go back in time, but not as himself, but showed up…
As required in the state of Bihar, if you stay in the state more than 15 days you need to report to the police station and register your presence with them. I went with my friend to the police station with all seven passports for a talk with the head of police. As we were walking…
