Brian in India

In five days I plan to take a week with the teachers at school and travel to an oasis of a place called Darjelling. It is very sacred to the Bhudists and has spectacular views of Mt. Everest and much of the Himalayan range. The experience teaching has been so rewarding already as the children are unbelieveably full of happiness and smiles. It rained for three days here and every street was flooded knee deep. Some even worse. But this is the end of the monsoon season so hopefully these weather episoded will end soon. Well i'm off now to go to class but check back soon. My next entry should be much more comprehensive as I will be in Darjelling and will have had my first chance to brainstorm and do some really in depth thinking on my experiences. Adios

I arrived in Kolkata today and words wont do it any kind of justice. In fact, I don't even know if the right ones exist for the things I have already seen. I can say this, after 30 hours in a train and getting to see the entire country go by, it has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. So much green jungle! I even spotted a huge monkey running through a rice patty or some kind of grassy field. Anyway i'm still a bit disoriented right now so I shold stop writing for now so I can rest and gather my thoughts. Check back soon because I already have some stories to tell. And write me please!!! My next post will be in only a couple of days. Peace from India. Brian

Before I leave this is a quick thanks to all my friends and family for making this possible. Thank you Mom and Jim for providing me with so much, Mark and Paula for the tickets and blessings, Mimi and Pop, Uncle Sam, Nikki for inspiring me to actually go through with this, Justin and Karen two of the kindest souls I have ever known, Darren, Jim, Jess, Mark, Higher Grounds, David, and everyone else in Boone who helped me gather the strength to do this, sorry there's too many of you to put all on here....also all my new found friends in Charlotte: Cassie (how weird was that seeing you again down here?), Mitch, Terri, Costa, Nacho, and anyone else from Carmellas thank you all for being cool and supportive, Matt, Emma, you two made mornings a lot more bearable for me when it seemed like work was driving me crazy, Phil fun times, Drew for the help with my train ride , Lisa, Aaron and Chris for helping me wind down afer long nights, Kizzy your a trip, Beth and Erica for being the two coolest chicitas I met while in Charlotte and giving me something to look forward to for the next trip! I would'nt just ask anyone to come with me so I hope that says something,Beth your awesome, I mean it. Of course these are not all the people I should be thanking so if I left someone out, and I know I left out a bunch of names,I appologize and dont mean to be rude. Please check in regularly as this is the only means I am going to have to keep in touch with this side of the world. All messages to me will be replied to and appreciated. I love you all with all my heart and hope all goes well with each and every one of you. PLEASE WRITE. I leave for India in 2 days and 10 hours.
Brian Sisk, September 10,2006 Peace!