Hello Family and Friends,

After a few minutes on the internet yesteday in Bangalore we made our way to the train station and boarded the Kochivelli Express for Cochin.  It was a 12 hour journey.  We had packed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from Sangam and bought bananas, chips and cookies at the station for our dinner.  Everyone seemed to enjoy their first (and only) Indian train experience, and most were able to sleep during the overnight journey.  We landed up in Cochin (in the state of Kerala) at 4:30 this morning.  Everyone went straight to bed for several hours.  This morning we have some down time and have been able to make some calls and have found an internet place near the hote.  So, while we are in Cochin we hope to have better access to communication than we did in Bangalore.  This afternoon we have a guide to show us around Fort Cochin and this evening we have a Keralan cooking class and dinner planned.  It is wet and hot here…a change from the cool climate of Bangalore!  Everyone says ‘hello’ and is doing well!

We will try to upload some photos soon, but please be patient as we have a tight schedule and internet is sometimes hard to reach and slow at best!   Thanks!  –Kirsten