#40 Dakshineswar, India

Hi all my friends, Try looking this location up on your maps! I really am in rural India and if you saw where I am typing this you would laugh. From the outside you wouldn't think there is even electricity here but there are 7 computers going - with around 10 people huddled around them. All are young people and most are playing games and I see one Facebook going. I will be here until Saturday and then I go to Ranchi, India. I take an overnight train there so it should be fun. I have heard from the Hospital/University where I will be volunteering in Cochin, India and they have a Gerontology Department. They are looking forward to my arriving around October 15th. It will be a 28 hour train ride from Ranchi to Cochin but I still have to get my ticket for that. When I get there I should have no problem with access to a computer. So in the meantime, know I am well and having the adventure of a lifetime. Keep sending me good thoughts. Love, Marie