India/Taiwan - Week of May 4, 2025
Nǐ hǎo! (Hello!) Huānyíng huílái! (Welcome back!) So blessed you were able to join in my adventure for another week. Greetings from Taichung, Taiwan! Belated Happy Mother's Day! India has been an important study in contrasts and immense diversity for me. I've been blessed to meet so many kind, thoughtful and generous people irrespective of where I've traveled in my limited Indian travels. I like the parts of India I've explored - excluding the larger cities where the noise, congestion and unrelenting activity is unsettling. Yes, I'll return to specific areas within India where I've started friendships that I value. I think I was equally blessed to have left India last Sunday given the military actions taken by India and Pakistan. Let's pray that each country embraces the ceasefire they've agreed to so my many Indian friends can live their lives readily and freely. The contrast between India and Taiwan is striking. I noticed several things almost immed...