Hey everyone!

Quick blog post, I have limited internet time...
We're in MUMBAI, INDIA! We arrived safely two days ago, and it's so different from Egypt. Just stepping out of the plane, I knew this was a different place from the air. It's HUMID. Here's a quick recap of what we've done so far. We got here and immediately were taken on a tour of Dharavi slum, a 1.25 square kilometer slum with 1 million people living in it. It was really sad to see how dirty it was, but something I noticed was that most people there seemed pretty happy, at least when they saw us. We were followed around constantly by little kids in their school uniforms practicing their English and shouting HI! then running away shyly. It was so cute. The parents were also very friendly, and we got to see how they made leather and pottery there. I believe it's more of a well-off slum in Mumbai, but it was still hard to see some things there. We went to a museum and then to our hotel. Yesterday we toured Rizvi Law school and met the students there. They were extremely friendly (we've all noticed that Indians are MUCH friendlier than Egyptians) and they invited us to go out with them at night. We hung out with them yesterday night and got to know them better, and I've made some new facebook friends! The college also planted two trees in honor of St. Olaf college and we had a little ceremony. They were very hospitable and we felt really welcomed.
Today we went to visit a Hindu cave temple on the island of Elephanta. It was pretty cool to see the carvings of the gods in the temple but it was strange for me to think that they are still worshiped today. There are over 13 million Hindu gods, how do people decide which to worship when they can't even learn all their names in a lifetime? After we got back we visited an orphanage which was mostly for people with disabilities, both mental and physical. It was very sad but we were able to sing a few songs for them and it made me cry to see their faces light up when we sang.
Okay, last thing. Tonight we went to the beach by the Arabian sea and... I went night parasailing!!! Woohoo! It was so fun, my first time parasailing! It was quite the experience to be up there by myself and to see the whole city of Mumbai right next to me, all lit up. I also got some fresh(er) air up there, which was nice.
Having a great time and I'll try to write when I can!