I arrived in the middle of the night to a monsoon like thunderstorm that forced the plane to circle Mumbai for an extra hour. After getting my bag at baggage claim and going through a couple different passport checks I was out of the airport on the sidewalk. Because it had just rained the temperature was in the mid 80's with the smell of trash(not exactly sure what the smell was) in the air. I found my pickup guy holding a sign with my name on it and got into a cab with him. As we swerved around people, buses, and a wild pack of dogs I looked out the window to see what looked like a warzone. Massive amounts of construction were with rubble everywhere. It was a pretty fun taxi ride. I'm stayig at the Mumbai college dorms which are nothing like the dorms at the University of Montana. The local coordinator called them a hostel, but they seem like dorms. I have a shower, toilet (with toilet paper!) and a air conditioner that works about 30%. I"m definately lucky. The following morning I was supposed to meet with my local coordinator so I slept 4 hours then woke up to get ready for him. He never came. There are going to be 4 girls and 1 other guy in the program with me. I'm staying with the other guy in a room, but so far, me and a girl named Ashley are the only two people here. We went out to eat about 11, and then walked around to see the sites: street vendors everywhere, rickshaws and taxis driving crazy, and a whole bunch of people staring at us. Right now I'm in a crammed internet cafe that is more like a big closet with 6 computers on each wall. Everything is going pretty good, and I at a huge chicken lo-mein meal for 2 dollars. Not bad! I will post pictures next time, but I felt like an idiot pulling my camera out to take pictures when everyone is starting.
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