India...Love it or Hate it

I decided to wait a week before writing this post.

Well after a marathon 40 hours in planes and airports we finally made it home. Travis and Derek weren't home when we arrived. The dogs were doing back flips they were so happy to see us.

The house was in relatively good shape...no damage other than a broken coffee pot that "broke by itself."

I thought I would provide some final thoughts and observations regarding India and our trip.

- We are fortunate to live where we do
- The cities suck and the villages rock
- Driving in city traffic is an experience that I will not soon forget
- We can live and be very content with much less than we currently possess
- The food was delicious
- Indians have an odd way of moving there head when you are conversing with them...it is side to side movement instead of up and down (yes) or shake (no) movement
- The south of India is cleaner than the north
- You are stared at constantly
- The country lacks golf courses
- Bartering is a way of life
- The people for the most part are very friendly and while I always felt somewhat on guard I never felt threatened
- If you are a vegetarian....go to India...you will feel at home
- Air travel is much less expensive

We really enjoyed this vacation, however, I can't see us visiting India again when there are so many other countries that we haven't been to.

Thanks for all of your emails, comments, and messages they pushed me to write on the days when I didn't feel like writing. Thanks to my business partners, Mike and Rob. I appreciate the extra work that you did that allowed me to travel! Finally, thanks to Sue who agreed to travel to the other side of the world and live out of a backpack for a month....you are a trooper.


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