Hey ya’ll this is Skye writing on behalf of Carina, who asked me to update on her internet situation.  Currently she is in the fabulous country of India but her team is going to be living simply, and that means no internet for a couple weeks.

Please pray for Carina, as India is really dirty and we don’t want her to get sick, and she will be without the comforts of communicating with family & friends for a while. 

Here is some of Carina’s email:

so this is my last email until we have our midbreak retreat in two weeks.  because we are here to live like the urban poor, we arent allowed to go on the internet.  so dont be alarmed if you dont hear from me.

im going to need your prayers even more as i wont have contact with you all.

something i forgot to mention i think is that kolkata is really really dirty.  people throw garbage, like chicken guts and such on the street.  there are like no sidewalks so we have to be really careful walking.  and it is so loud here.  the roads are everyone fend for themselves, no lines so everyone is constantly honking at each other, cutting each other off and even bumping into each other.  so it feels like a lot of chaos here.

today i got really sad not being able to contact home because it really has been like my security blanket.  but itll be character building, i guess.

i will be working with kids while i am here, teaching them informally.  this will be interesting for me because i vowed never to be a teacher as my parents are and i have no patience for it.  i guess itll teach me patience.  and ive met some kids already- they just break your heart as they are so adorable and so curious yet circumstances keep them from having easy lives.

alright well i have to go to orientation.  talk to you all in a few weeks!

-carina