URGENT Update from India

Dear friends,

Pam and I arrived safely yesterday and are looking forward to a day of shopping and logistics. This mornign we will go to the tailors and this afternoon meet with our travel agents. In the meantime, please take the following informaton into consideration as you are packing.

1. The international flight departs from the AA terminal #3, not the international terminal #5. We left a phone message for Scott, but if you are meeting the group there, make sure you go to the AA terminal. We did not go through security a second time before boarding the plane.
2. Pema already has eight mosquito bites. This is a reminder that we are staying next to a river in two cities and that you may want an antimalarial. I did not take one last year and was OK after Mosquito bites but we will be in a risk area despite the doctors saying it is not the case. They are not thinking that in a city we will be staying near a river like that. You may also want a gentle mosquito repellant. I used essential oils last night after I got the bites and was not bitten again.
3. Delhi Heat Wave 90 degrees during the day, 65 to 70 at night - THe temperature has not yet dropped in delhi. IF you followed the packing list you are probably correctly prepared for the weather in Delhi/Bihar (currently hotter) and Nepal (currently expected to be cold). However, I was wishing I had packed a few more cotton socks than the five pairs of wool ones and one more lightweight cotton shirt. I wore wool socks last night and was not too hot.
4. Phone number We expect the cell phone number to remain the same as last year but we do not have confirmation yet. You can look back in the blog under _2010 to reference it otherwise we will print it later.
5. Check your personal email We will be sending some requests to part of the group so please check your personal email as soon as you can.

Thank you,
Pema