We're alive!

Nancy and I arrived safely in Delhi last night. We had a horribly bumpy flight - I think I've seen too many episodes of Lost to be able to tolerate much turbulence - but survived without crashing into the Atlantic or Iran. We were picked up at the airport by a man with our names on a sign, which made us feel very important, and taken to the flat we are staying at in South Delhi, along with 3 girls from the UK who are here doing various volunteer projects.

So far, my impressions of Delhi are that it's very hot, very crowded, and has the most unbelievable traffic I have ever seen. There are no rules, no lanes, pedestrians/bicycles/cows wandering wherever they want, and the group of us, getting honked at and practically run over every time we step out the door. Hopefully it just takes a little getting used to. For getting around town, we take auto-rickshaws (rickshaws attached to motorbikes), which I would wager about as scary as jumping out of a plane. We are doing some sightseeing around Delhi this afternoon, and then leaving tomorrow to do a week of rural medicine in Chandigarh.

Our apartment and view in Delhi