Now we are staying athe the elegant Leela Hotel in Mumbai. I was bounced off the internet just after the elephant bath.

Our driver took us the the historic city of Cochin. We visited the oldest Roman Catholic church in India. It is the Saint Francis (my saint) Chruch built by the Portugeas in 1502. We also visited the Santa Cruz Basillica were I lit a candle and said prayers for Hanna Boys Center and Roderick. I am so proud that his is at Hanna and that he has straight A's. Thanks Hanna and Roderick keep up the good work!

A bit tired of hotel food Rosanna and I found a great cafe, The Kashi Cafe with a perfect carrot and orange soup and an herbed cheese sandwich on organic whole wheat bread. Simple pleasures. Our last evening together we celebrated our great guides Sherrie Baptiste, India Supra and Raj our dear friend and guide. Image his job of keeping 15 women and Chas (who me missed so much on the last few days-he had to go home early)happy and safe. Well done all of you. Thank you for your loving attention to detail.

I'm off to Delhi tomorrow for volunteer work. No more luxury hotels for a while. I am looking forward to this opportunity with CFHI. More on that latter.

If you want to read more about India, check out the book Holy Cow. I loved it!

We have 24 hour in Mumbai. Thanks for the emails. Now more than ever I love hearing from my family and friends. I feel so grateful for this journey into the unknown. Exciting, challenging, scary, emotional, restful, tiring....Ommmmm....Namaste