First hour in India

I We arrived on time. Surprisingly, it didn't take long to unload 300+ people off the plane. However, passengers had to sit in line so that the airline workers could read off everyon's individual ticket number. I'm not sure why they did this, but I am sure there is good reason for it.

We also went through customs relatively fast. I actually think I was the only one there for more than five minutes. It wasn't anything serious, just a dialect miscommunication. I couldn't understand what the guard was saying. I thought he kept asking for my name, so I kept repeating it. After a while I realized this wasn't what he wanted to know, so I listened very hard to understand what he was asking. It turns out he wanted to know what it meant. Frazzled by this question I simply stated I didn't know. I vaguely remember looking up my name's meaning in middle school. I think it's along the lines of beautiful song. Oh well, I guess the man won't name on of his daughters after me, but still it was flattering he wanted to know.

We also grabbed our bags within 10 minutes of reaching the baggage claim. Our bus driver greated us before we found Bandhana (our teacher). She was running a little late. 

I learned a lot in the roughly 40 minutes we waited for Banhana. 

For one, if you find a bathroom USE IT! You will not find a bathrooms and the signs pointing to bathrooms are lies!

Also there are stray dogs EVERYWHERE! I wanted to play with them, but I didn't for obvious reasons. 

There are also armed guards EVERYWHERE! I know it should make me feel safe, but I have never been comfortable around guns.

They drive on the left side of the road, and it is strange when you don't use your horn.

Sorry to disappoint all the people who said India stink, but it haven't noticed any unusual smells. 

However, people are already staring at us.

जहां बाथरूम है? (Where is the bathroom?)