Day 1:

We have arrived! After three flights and two days since leaving Ohio, we’re finally in Bangalore!

The flights went well, and I’m proud to say I crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time! But I think I was more impressed with the 10-seat-across and two story plane! Also, you won’t believe who I sat next to flying to Paris…. An Indian couple who have been to Bangalore. The lady is an internal medicine doctor, three of their four kids want to be pre-med, and the oldest daughter just finished up her first year of med school! Coincidence? I don’t know, but it was nice talking to them!

After a 9.5 hour flight from Paris, we arrived in Bangalore and luckily didn’t have any problems getting through customs. As we flew over the different continents, it was interesting to see all the changing landscapes. French countryside is so beautiful, with different colored fields that almost look like a patch-work quilt. But flying into India, it’s such a drastic change, with a very harsh-looking desert and mountain landscape.

After spending a couple hours in the airport waiting for a couple people to arrive, we got to the suites around breakfast time. Even though we felt like sleeping all day, we decided to try to stay awake. And what do you do when you need to stay awake but feel like passing out at 9am? You go exploring! So pretty much we took ourselves on a giant walking tour of Bangalore, and then had to take naps when we got back because we were so tired from walking all morning! We also went out for dinner, and I had my first real Indian food. It was actually very good and not too spicy (although we did get mild stuff).

Off to bed because jet lag is catching up...I'm actually surprised I'm still up!

PS- internet here is really terrible but is hopefully getting fixed soon.