Seven Months

Is November really already over? We can’t believe how fast time is flying by! This marks us being here in Delhi for seven months! Its hard to believe how fast time has flown by! November has been an eventful month with some more exploration of Delhi as well as lots of exciting news for Kaysi and I. (and no.. we are not pregnant).

             

 

Lahori Gate (Main Gate)

This month we were able to get up to Old Delhi and go to the Red Fort (Lal-Qila). The Red Fort was built by Shah Jahan who also built the Taj Mahal as well as many other marvels throughout India! It is a massive fort that is protected by about a mile and a half of defensive walls enclosing a little more than 250 acres! Kaysi and I had a great time getting to see the different parts of the Fort and the amazing architecture and design.

One interesting part of our day was the number of people that came up to ask us if they could take a “snap” or a picture with us. I am 95% certain that most times they wanted a picture with my beautiful wife but were stuck with me in the picture as well. By the end of the day we had probably been in close to twenty different peoples photos. Here are a few pictures of Kaysi with some little kids who's parents asked for a photo with her. 

I love this picture! 

This boy wasn't sure about Kaysi!

Overall it was a great time at the Red Fort! We also had a fun time catching an auto rickshaw back from Old Delhi. You haven’t fully experienced traffic in India until you have been in an auto or bicycle rickshaw in rush hour traffic!

Loving our auto ride!

We also were able to go to a football (soccer) match with some of our friends we have met here in India. There were five different couples that attended the game with us and we had a blast! We had seats right at midfield which was pretty great! The stadium is quite large! Definitely the largest outdoor sporting arena I’ve ever been in. We were rooting for our home town Delhi Dynamos but they ended up loosing the match 1-0. At the beginning of the match there weren't many people around us but that quickly changed with a large group of rowdy fans. They were very spirited and kept us laughing with their different chants and funny sayings. We didn’t understand everything but we definitely enjoyed their enthusiasm for their team!

We have also received some exciting news in the month of November. Part of the news actually came last month but we received final confirmation this month. The first part of exciting news is we will be shifting to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) towards the end of December for around six to eight weeks. From everything we have heard from friends and other people we have met we are super excited about the time we will get to spend in Mumbai! Everyone we’ve talked to has spoken very highly of the city so it should be a fun time for us! 

The next part of exciting news is about what’s next for Kaysi and I after our year here in India. Kaysi received an email early on in November offering her a fellowship in Steamboat Springs that she has been dreaming about for years now! So upon our return to the U.S. we will be moving to Colorado! Kaysi will start her fellowship in June so we will be working on getting all of the details for the move there figured out over the next five months. We will keep you all informed as we move forward with plans.

This past month was a little bit harder for us than the previous six. Most of that is due to the fact the holiday season has begun. As we saw many of the pictures of friends and family celebrating Thanksgiving it did make us miss our friends and family back home. Luckily with technology we were able to FaceTime or talk with most of our families on Thanksgiving day which did help. I have to be honest that I don’t ever remember my mouth watering so much as I saw people’s photos or talked to family and friends about what they were eating! Our Thanksgiving dinner was on Thursday night and we had some chalupas like my Mimi makes! Kaysi did have some turkey on her sandwich at lunch that day so we weren’t completely turkey less! 

I went with our friend Meghan and two of their friends that were visiting to Old Delhi and did a little bit of site seeing there. Old Delhi can be overwhelming at times by the amount of people in narrow streets and corridors but its always a fun adventure going! 

As Kaysi and I reflect on what our lives have been like over the last seven months we are so thankful for this opportunity we have been given! We have been able to meet such fascinating people and experience a new and exciting culture. This year is definitely shaping us both as a couple as well as individuals! We thank you all for joining us on our journey and look forward to sharing more with you as we set off on a new adventure here in India towards the end of this month! 

If you want to see other pictures from November go and check out our November in India Album!