Honk OK Please

That's what it says on everyone's bumpers here in Mumbai. They honk just to let you know they're going to pass you, they are passing you, and they've finished passing you. And for many other reasons, too. This makes it a very noisy place to drive around! Plus traffic here is kind of like a fluid. It all just flows into whatever openings (however narrow) are available. I think if I tried to drive here I would probably have a coronary. There are cars, trucks, buses, autorickshaws, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, oxen, horses, and cows all sharing the same road. Oh, and did I mention people, too?

So anyways, yes, I am in India. It's quite an amazing place and I am really enjoying it ... but almost too much has happened to put into words!

*maki-girl