We arrived in India at 6 pm on Monday, February 20th! Wow, it's hard to believe that we are actually here in India!! Our friend picked us up from the airport and got a taxi van for all of us. I wish so much that we had a picture of the van, but surprisingly we didn't (shocking I know). I'll paint the picture for you. The taxi van is a little smaller than the average mini van, however it did have a rack on time, thankfully. The driver just looked at us and the bags, and then he counted them all, thought for a minute, and then said yes. Three big bags on top, two big suitcases in the back, three carry-on bags, Neal, Elijah, and myself in the middle seat with the stroller and two carry-on bags, and Josiah and the driver up front with Elijah's carry-on. Praise the Lord it all fit! I was very shocked, but this is India, which means more things/people in smaller places.
The ride was fun to say the least! There were lines on the road which stand for...um, I'm not actually sure...maybe suggestions...maybe. The main roads had four "lanes" with lines, but there were actually five to six lanes of cars, vans, buses, rickshaws, and the craziest part was all the people also included who were walking on the big 'interstate' road. Later we learned from a friend who's lived here a while the proper way to drive "nose ahead goes ahead", which means you're not being cute off, you just assume your place in traffic depending on where your nose of the vehicle is. This is also the reason why cars are always inching forward even when there seems to be no room.
We arrived at our flat and met the other couple whom we will be living with the whole time while we are in language school in Delhi. They are very sweet and they have lived here a month already and been taught where to buy things and how to prepare them, so they are very helpful! What a blessing! Here are some pictures of our flat.
This is our bedroom. Our flat has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room/dinning room, and a kitchen. We are all three in this one bedroom and the share the flat with another couple. It was all furnished and 'decorated' when we got there, except for the flowers which I brought from home, and aren't they beautiful! They've been commented on by four people so far asking where I got them. We have our own bathroom, which is nice. You can see the sun starting to set through the window in the bathroom. The shower, by the way, is in the middle of the small bathroom with no curtain. You just turn it on, get everything wet, and then you use a squeegy to scrap all the water into the drain under the sink. Welcome to India!
This is obviously our little kitchen, and no the picture is not just showing half of the kitchen. The picture of our living/dinning room was taken from our front door so that you can see a little bit of both sides. Look how ornate the doors are - so beautiful!
The ride was fun to say the least! There were lines on the road which stand for...um, I'm not actually sure...maybe suggestions...maybe. The main roads had four "lanes" with lines, but there were actually five to six lanes of cars, vans, buses, rickshaws, and the craziest part was all the people also included who were walking on the big 'interstate' road. Later we learned from a friend who's lived here a while the proper way to drive "nose ahead goes ahead", which means you're not being cute off, you just assume your place in traffic depending on where your nose of the vehicle is. This is also the reason why cars are always inching forward even when there seems to be no room.
We arrived at our flat and met the other couple whom we will be living with the whole time while we are in language school in Delhi. They are very sweet and they have lived here a month already and been taught where to buy things and how to prepare them, so they are very helpful! What a blessing! Here are some pictures of our flat.
Our flat is right above the sign to the automotive place. It's the second floor of balconies with the black metal fencing in front on the far right side.
This is our bedroom. Our flat has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room/dinning room, and a kitchen. We are all three in this one bedroom and the share the flat with another couple. It was all furnished and 'decorated' when we got there, except for the flowers which I brought from home, and aren't they beautiful! They've been commented on by four people so far asking where I got them. We have our own bathroom, which is nice. You can see the sun starting to set through the window in the bathroom. The shower, by the way, is in the middle of the small bathroom with no curtain. You just turn it on, get everything wet, and then you use a squeegy to scrap all the water into the drain under the sink. Welcome to India!
This is obviously our little kitchen, and no the picture is not just showing half of the kitchen. The picture of our living/dinning room was taken from our front door so that you can see a little bit of both sides. Look how ornate the doors are - so beautiful! So there's our place until we move to our new city after language. We're thankful we have our own place to sleep and cook, etc.
Kristen - We're so glad you made it to Delhi! We'll continue to keep all of you in our PRs.
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