Our class arrived to Chennai around 1:50am here in India. Our professor Vidya was waiting with her sister for us on the other side of customs and they both greeted us with jasmine leis, which smelled AMAZING. We then headed to our vans which were waiting for us outside of the airport. The smog is thick here. It was 2 am by the time we reached the vans. The humidity is high, even in the wee hours of the morning. My first car ride through Chennai was an experience to say the least. There are zero rules on the road... many times there are no lane dividers. The person with the loudest horn has the right away. The ride to our rooms was insane. The poverty I have already seen just between our rooms and the airport is heartbreaking. Emaciated animals line the streets, old run down shacks litter the sidewalks, and the homeless wander aimlessly.
On a lighter note, it was wonderful to finally see Vidya! We are off to bed here in Chennai and will be up tomorrow morning to go shopping. In a few short hours I will be just another Sari in the crowd.
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