To India again

Time flies. When we first started this blog in May, we were preparing to go to India. Presently I am preparing to go to India again. Brian was supposed to come, too, but unfortunately there has been a change in plans and I will be traveling alone instead. And it will be a long trip - 2 weeks! A long time to be away from my husband...

In addition to being a longer trip, I will also be visiting a few cities: Chennai, Pondicherry, Kolkata and Guwahati (please see our itinerary on right side-bar). The first few days in Chennai, I will be teaching at the RZIM Academy of Apologetics. Then, I will travel by road to Pondicherry (4-hour ride from Chennai) to teach at a weekend seminar. After that, I travel back to Chennai to board my flight to Kolkata.

In Kolkata, I will be speaking at a public meeting on the problem of evil and suffering. I hope I will get some free time in this city as I would like to visit Mother Theresa's orphanage. I had once toyed with the idea to serve there for a year...

From Kolkata, I will fly northeast to Guwahati - a city near the India-Myanmar border. My destination here is Shillong which is another few hours of rugged road travel from Guwahati. This will be an interesting place to visit as the culture here is rather unique - it's matriarchal! Also, the Indians here look distinctly different from the darker-skinned Indians we typically meet in Malaysia or Singapore. In fact, some of the Indians in Shillong look Chinese! So, I think I will blend in easily.

After Shillong, I will return to Kolkata to fly home. Yes, it will be a long trip in more ways than one! In the 2 weeks I am there, I will be teaching/speaking more than 15 sessions! I know that I will be drained! Please pray for me (and Brian as he will be home-alone)!

I'm quite sure that I will have access to the Internet in the first leg of my trip and will try to keep you posted on what I'm up to. Meanwhile, I've to get back to my prep.