we have the dates! it's about time. our trip is coming together. india is only a couple months away. i've been talking to people about it at church and letting them know that i will try and post once every few days (depending on internet accessibility) on here so they have started reading this blog. so, "hello there" to you guys. there is always the nervousness of leaving but the excitement of it all as well.

it seems more 'concrete' now that the dates are, excuse the pun, concrete. we've been getting together with rin's parents to work out the final details of everything that needs to be taken care of. our hotels have been reserved. the flights are there as well. rin's dad leaves on saturday the 30th of this month. the rest of her family leaves around the 21st of okytober.

my sister has volunteered her service of driving us at the crack of before dawn the day we leave and picking us up at night when we come back.

we will be heading into the hill country of india as well as green tea gardens and a ltc. also, we will be visiting some local schools/churches and heading into nepal.