My first blog.

The countdown to leave for India has been going for a quite a while and I'm sure my friends will be glad when I have left to stop hearing how many sleeps.
(By the way it is four sleeps to go) :-)

This is my first internet blog, which is amazing given that I live on the computer.  The reason for this blog is to stay in touch with my family and friends while I tour India for 26 days.  I have traveled a fair bit of the world but India is a whole world of 'new' and very different to any where I have been before.  This unknown world of India is somewhat unsettling to my family so I will endeavor to keep in contact more often through this blog and hopefully write some things that may interest the world.

My tour through India is part of an Edith Cowan University Study Tour that I am lucky enough to have been given a spot. The itinerary is action packed and there are some amazing opportunities and sightseeing locations that I will partake in.  I have been told there will be some surprises along the way, so there is heaps of unknown ahead of me.

India is a country of colour and contrast. I'll be touring through historic buildings, visiting universities, touring computer industry areas and visiting Bollywood, while also having the opportunity to see the other side of the world by visiting orphanages and rural areas.  There will be amazement, fun and laughter at times, with sadness, empathy and heartbreak at other times.

This tour will be a rollercoaster of sights, sensations and emotions.  But as my friends know, I LOVE rollercoasters and so I look forward to the ride.

Plus, think about all that yummy food. :-)

My two youngest kids Casey and Kai. While I will love my trip my heart will be aching to see them again. xx I hope my friends hug them heaps while I am away.