Cochin, India

March 18^th

Cochin, India

Today was just what I needed to get me ready for Mumbai. A little taste shall we say for the overnight we will have there. Cochin was really cool. I felt so overwhelmed with color and smells of spices; it was almost too much to take in. A few of my friends and I took a tuk tuk ( a small open door taxi) for 5 dollars each (which now I realize was too much ahha) all around town cause we had a limited amount of time to explore before our show at night. It was so cool going around town. We stopped in a fabric shop, a spice market, the beach and at a festival for our final spot. I think the tuk tuk drivers worked out a deal with the shop owners that they get free stuff if they take us to their shops. I now know I can bargain a lot more than I thought haha. It’s sad, but our money is worth soooo much here. I was amazed at how crazy the driving Is there too. There are no stop signs or traffic signals….just slow down signs. It was a little scary at times when all he would do is beep right next to a truck. The festival was the coolest thing we got to see though by far. There were about 8 elephants in headdresses with people in costume on them marching across a field in chains (kind of sad) with horns blowing and people celebrating. It was really awesome to see that. I cannot wait for Mumbai….there is so much I want to see and I cannot wait for some amazing Indian food! Ahhhhh!