After months of planning and anticipation we have reached India! Barring one lost suitcase and another covered with the contents of two broken maple syrop bottles, the journey found us all here in one piece. Although I really should be fast asleep right now (with a 5:30 wake-up call awaiting the group for a morning hike), I feel so energized from our last two days. The team has been completely awestruck by the welcome we have received from everyone we have met so far. We are truly overwhelmed by the generosity of our hosts and every moment here is a feast for the senses - the food, the people, the colors, the music ... it is all more wonderful than we could have ever imagined. We are just back from the cinema (a Hindi movie) where our host families sat attentively beside each one of us and translated the whole way through while we laughed and had a good cry too! This is truly the experience of a lifetime and there is much more to come! Stay tuned...