I can’t believe that I have been wanting to go to India my whole life and now my time here is over. India is a beautiful country filled with beautiful people. I have the many unforgettable memories that I will carry for the rest of my life.
Last time I blogged we had made it to our coffee shop and our first night was a little unsettling. Welp not much changed the next day either :/ We had spend the whole day cleaning the shop and preparing for guests. Yet, every time we began cleaning an area a new creature was waiting to greet us. Between the heat and welcome party of critters we didn’t make significant progress. We ended the day covered in new bug bits and preparing for a storm in our lattice hut. I was praying for another night in the hotel, but we all agreed to stick it out and not run every time we were unsettled. So, we built our tents in the coffee shop and prayed for safety. It was the best thing we could have done because we found our strength. Also, the cleaning was complete the next day and we were opened for business! Overtime, the team began getting a routine and our excitement for being in Hampi overflowed!!!
What a typical day in Hampi might look like:
7:00 am– Wake-up and have team worship
8:00 am– Individual God time
9:00 am– Breakfast
10:00 am– Clean up and opening of the shop
11:00/12:00/1:00– Team breaks into twos (some stayed at shop while others visited with locals or prayer walked)
3:00 pm– Break for Linner (Lunch/Dinner)
5:30 to 6:00 pm– Close shop
7:00 pm– Tool Time
8:00pm– Free time (internet cafe, socializing, movie, or reading)
Around 9:30pm we would all head towards bed
Our day would be filled with meeting new people and hearing their story. We met MANY backpackers that were traveling by themselves through Asia. One boy we met was 16yrs. old and traveling by himself through Asia to Paris (where he’s from) CRAZY! A majority of people we had the pleasure of meeting was from Israel. They shared stories of life in a country that is always at war. As for the locals, we spent time getting to know what life is like in India. They showed us different instruments, how to fish, and how to have a kind heart to everyone. They also became our protectors from many creatures including street dogs, spiders, wasps, lizards, monkeys, frogs/toads, snakes, and scorpions. Needless to say the good-byes were difficult and we all leave a small part of our hearts in India.
