Jet Lag

We made it safely to India! We had a 2 hour flight from Charlotte to Newark, which was delayed for about an hour, and then a 15 hour flight from Newark to Delhi, which was also delayed for more than an hour. The kids did really well considering such long waits and long flying times. Hannah Beth got motion sick on the airplane (quite a bit) but was such a trooper and did not whine or complain. They both slept a good bit on the plane, although it took them a while to give in to sleep! Nathaniel was getting tired of being in his seat toward the end of the flight, but we all were, and he did great.

Right now we are in a temporary place for the first two weeks, and then we will move into our home for the next 3 months. Where we are right now we don't have internet, so I haven't been able to post before now. In another week after we move into our new place we'll have internet more consistently and I can post more and add pictures.

We have been here a week and our bodies are still getting used to the time change. We are sleeping at night, but sometimes we have stretches still where we are awake for a while. It is getting better, but it has been a slow process for us. We only have one room in our current place with air conditioning, so we lately we have all been sleeping in there. It is the hot time of year in India! We skipped right over spring this year and have gone straight to summer!

I knew there was no way to really describe India to our kids before we got here, and that they just needed to experience it. They have done SO well with all the changes and with everything that is different here. In fact, Nathaniel tells us that he wants to stay in India! Hannah Beth told me that she wasn't so sure about things at first, but now she likes it.