I know it has been sometime, but I wanted to send some love and keep yall up-to-date on our latest travels and my recently embarked upon hair journey.
So Tamu and I got back from our honeymoon in India and it was wonderful!! We thoroughly enjoyed our travels through Delhi, Pushkar, Agra, Rajastan and expecially Japiur - by far our favorite city out of all the ones we visited.
We began in Old Delhi and stayed there for 4 days traveling around both Old and New Delhi. Then we decided to use a travel guide provided by our hotel in Delhi, to travel to the remaining cities. We had a beautiful time! Though we were sadly struck with the realization that many parts of India remain in dire need of economic opportunity. There is so much poverty and pollution and many parts of the cities lacked so much development and infrastructure. It was in many ways chaotic.
After traveling around for 2 weeks, Tamu and I felt a need to become apart of something that could help improve the conditions in the country. And we decided that the best way to help would be doing something while we are back in the U.S. Thats right! While it was a moving experience and definitely an eye opener to the amount of amenities we take for granted here in the U.S., we don't think we are quite gully enough for India. :P Everyday we were praising God for keeping us safe and blessing us to be born into a wonderful life. After Tamu left and I continued working in India for another two weeks, I came to get over my initial shock of the country and realize that it was beautiful in it's own way.
For work I traveled back to Delhi, Agra, then on to Banaglore and Mumbai. The southern parts of India were much nicer and the weather was really good too. The culture in Banaglore and Mumbai were also different in that the society was more infused with a variety of cultures and people of different ethnicities. I saw more Africans, few Hispanics, same amount of Whites, and others of Turkish and Pakistani origin. It was so wonderful to see so many different people. In Northern India, Tamu and I would get the bold stares because we looked so different from everyone. I didn't miss those stares and I didn't miss the constant question - "are you both from South Africa?" In the Southern part of India, those of African origin were revered and thought to be a beautiful rarity. It was an interesting change.
However at this point I was home sick and missed my husband so much. It was sad to see Tamu leave after our first two weeks and everyday that past I was that much more anxious to get back on a plane that would take me home!
I loved our honeymoon, I greatly enjoyed working there and now that I am back home, I can honestly say that traveling to India has taught me more about the person I am and want to be. It was a wonderful time for me to transition my hair to natural and an even more wonderful time in my life to travel alone with my best friend, love and hubby. I feel more confident in our love, in my work, and in my relationship with the Lord.
I now truly understand what people mean when they say you learn so much about yourself after traveling. To learn more about our daily travels throughout India see the previous posts.
Much love yall!
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