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First few thoughts on India

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Incredible India. I've heard the phrase many times before but after spending the past 10 days in India, I have to agree that there's probably no better way to describe this country. It's truly incredible in every way. Incredibly beautiful. Incredibly chaotic. Incredibly vibrant. Incredibly frustrating. Incredibly alive. I've been in Jaipur, India working with an organization called Sankalp that works with street kids in the area. A huge THANK YOU to every single person who made this trip possible for me through their amazingly generous donations. The support and encouragement I received was unbelievable and I'm so grateful to have had this experience :) Amber Fort in Jaipur Working with the kids has been phenomenal. I've been teaching English and Math to the youngest lot in the school. The group consists of around 8 to 10 kids between the ages of 3 and 8 years. Because they're all either really young or haven't been to school before, I'm ba