^ We've had our first house guests - Shawn and Lilly. They are from New Haven, where she is a yoga instructor and massage therapist. He is an architect. We have never me them before. She is friends with a couple of Tara's friends. They are helping to build an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh and then will attend a wedding in Karnataka. Interestingly, Lilly's father is from India (as stated in earlier essays, India can produce just about any appearance). During their month in India, they decided to make a trip to Hyderabad to say hello to us on their way to Vijaywada, in eastern AP - the location of the orphanage. We moved them right in and they stayed for two days.
Tara brought them to the old city, and they got a chance to see our life here, which is a different experience than a hotel would have provided them.
It was great to have visitors from the US, a real pleasure.
