Chaos

Because I still have no computer access and am typing this on my blackberry, I'm going to save time (and battery life!!) tonight and just paste an email I just sent my mom in as our blog entry from Varanasi. Sort of lazy but I want my blackberry to make it to see another day!Here it is:Hey Mom!Still no computers at this hotel but I found another wireless network so my blackberry works again. But sadly the battery is getting low so I have to keep it short and sweet so I don't run out. Its nighttime in Varnasi and we are chilling in the room. We're pretty exhausted from the chaos of the streets here. Its the most chaos I've ever seen. Horns blaring, bikes, pedesrians, rickshaws, cars, just madness. We went to see a Hindu ceremony on the Ganges tonight and tomorrow morning we are going on a sunrise boatride along the river so that should be cool. We have to meet the guide at 5:30 AM so hopefully our jetlag kicks in for at least one more morning so we wake up bright and early!! We go to Karajo (sp?) tomorrow.To answer your questions we flew here from Delhi (on a big nice plane) and most of the women wear sari's but not all. Some are fully covered, face and all but not most.And the poverty is all around, everywhere... Not just in pockets like we have seen elsewhere but everywhere you look. Its really kind of sad. And the conditions they live in, I can only describe as squalor.Not to sound like we're not enjoying the experience but I guess its only our second day to its somewhat overwhelming! But it is like nothing I've ever experienced (good and bad)and we are seeing some really amazing things.Love, Meagan