Well, we have been beach bums for the past week and a half during our vacation to Goa. The resort has been beautiful and they did not even give us any hassle for changing our room after 3 days. Our first room was beautiful, but it was pool side and they have entertainment every night from 7:30pm - 10:30 pm. Not the most ideal when you have 2 kiddos that go to bed between 7 & 8. Our new room is away from the pool, nice and quite and on the second floor, so we can open our curtains to a beautiful field area with coconut trees and birds.
We have developed a good routine here. After waking up at about 6:30 we go to breakfast at 7:30; the omelet station is delicious. Then we head back to the room for the sun screen application and one of us heads to either the pool or beach with Josiah while the other one hangs out in the room while Lydia takes her nap. Josiah loves swimming in the pool and at the beach will spend a couple of hours playing in the sand and jumping in the waves. After playtime comes a lunch of PB sandwiches and bananas; some would call us cheap, but I just say that we like peanut butter. I try to coordinate so that we can all get an afternoon nap together, it is absolute bliss when it all works out. Then we head out to the beach for dinner at one of the many delicious (and cheap) beach shacks and a nice walk before heading home for bed. Ah, the life of the unemployed on vacation in Goa. We head back to Mumbai on Wednesday and then just 3 short weeks until we are back on US soil. We have had a great time in India, but are looking forward to getting back home. I think we will be in for a shock when we have to get back into the routine of work and stuff. More later, including pics.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
Happy Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, He is Risen indeed!! We had a nice Easter here. First on Thursday evening we had a communion service celebrating the Last Supper, then came Good Friday service and Easter service today. I will up load the album that has some pics from church. It was great to be able to celebrate this year with Jeneson's family and all the church members. Not too much new here, which is good. We are getting ready to leave for Goa on Tuesday for what we pray will be a nice relaxing vacation at the beach.
The newest thing here in Ghatkopar is the mall. Yes, I typed correctly. It is actually only a 5 minute rickshaw ride away. This is apparently the biggest mall in Mumbai, although most of the stores have not opened yet. They have a few of their main stores open, including one called Big Bazaar which is kind of like a Super Walmart on a smaller scale. Another store is like a Kohl's type store with clothes, jewelry, furniture, household stuff and more. It is like walking around a mall in the States. It certainly is quite a shock to go there. It is not shocking that you can get this stuff in Mumbai, but the location is a bit odd. For those familiar with Chicago think of a Yorktown mall in the middle of the Austin or Lawndale neighborhoods, but more extreme. I think I have mentioned previously what living here is like and some of the conditions that people here live with. You literally walk out of the mall and are visually assaulted with the reality of poverty of people living in 10' x 10' shacks, kids running around naked, and garbage bins overflowing with refuse. It certainly makes one think about the items in the bag that you are carrying, the ease of affordability and their necessity. I thank God many times a day for all the blessing that He has given us.
The newest thing here in Ghatkopar is the mall. Yes, I typed correctly. It is actually only a 5 minute rickshaw ride away. This is apparently the biggest mall in Mumbai, although most of the stores have not opened yet. They have a few of their main stores open, including one called Big Bazaar which is kind of like a Super Walmart on a smaller scale. Another store is like a Kohl's type store with clothes, jewelry, furniture, household stuff and more. It is like walking around a mall in the States. It certainly is quite a shock to go there. It is not shocking that you can get this stuff in Mumbai, but the location is a bit odd. For those familiar with Chicago think of a Yorktown mall in the middle of the Austin or Lawndale neighborhoods, but more extreme. I think I have mentioned previously what living here is like and some of the conditions that people here live with. You literally walk out of the mall and are visually assaulted with the reality of poverty of people living in 10' x 10' shacks, kids running around naked, and garbage bins overflowing with refuse. It certainly makes one think about the items in the bag that you are carrying, the ease of affordability and their necessity. I thank God many times a day for all the blessing that He has given us.
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