Mom in India!

Our first guest from the States, and the first time we've seen family in over a year. We had fun, but it went by too fast. We wish all our family could visit, but it is a long way over here. Thank goodness for Skype! Here are some pictures from Heather's mom's visit.

 

 

 

 

Brynn and Mom get chapati-making lessons (Indian flatbread, pretty much tortillas). Brynn shows off her finished chapati, and they both taste test.

Visiting with some beggar women and children in a friend's home.

American Football in India!

In India there is cricket, only cricket. I thought I would see some soccer (or football as they call it everywhere else in the world), but only cricket. It's as big as hockey in Canada. We don't watch much football, as it would mean waking up in the middle of the night to watch it online. Oddly, we don't miss it much, even though we both loved football back in the States.

We had a day that made us feel, for a few hours, that we were back in America. There is an American Football League here in India, and we went to one of their final games. The highlight for me was sitting on a blanket in the grass - something you really never do here in the city. The teams were pumped to play and loved this contact sport, and it was fun to watch them.   After living outside the U.S. for over a year now, I can see how silly it is that we call this sport football.

One funny thing: The goal posts looked like they were purchased at Toys R Us, and were about 4 feet wide. One extra point was attempted unsuccessfully, then the rest of the game each team tried for 2 points. No field goal attempts. I can see why. This first picture shows a shot of the goal posts in the background.

Brynn kept saying, "Go Warthogs!" Haha!

It was breezy - almost could have been a fall day in America, watching football, yep it felt normal.