Namaste, India!

We're off to Nepal! In 8 hours we'll be eating tofu with Rahul's sister Leela and gazing at the Nepali Himalayas. We've spent the last 24 hours in Calcutta, recipients once again of amazing Indian hospitality courtesy of Rahul's family friends. We even got to go for our first dip in a swimming pool since leaving the States! Last night we savored our last lassi, chana masala and bad Indian beer. We're psyched to head north to escape the oppressive heat that has started to take over the country. We decided to cough up the extra dough to fly to Kathmandu in order to save ourselves a 40-hour bus ride through Maoist strongholds, and we're certainly glad we did, as India has given Meg's stomach one last parting gift (and even the luxury buses don't have bathrooms).

It's true what they say about India worming its way into your heart. We're really gonna miss this place.