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Dharwad, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 8:26 am (8/21, 7:56 pm) The picture I didn’t get with my camera, but that is frozen in my brain is Hayley being pulled by smiling girls away from our group to join all 67 girls eating dinner on the floor. …

Dharwad, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 7:46 am (8/20, 7:16 pm) Last night was great fun with the girls! Hayley was so fun to watch-jumping rope, smiling, doing hand clapping games…she and I each had a girl do this thing to our hands that made you get …

Dharwad, Monday, Aug. 20, 3:53 pm (8/20, 3:23 am) We stood by our massive pile of luggage, just off the train in Dharwad, and Hayley spoke my heart: “I like this a lot better than Mumbai.” This is much more “countryside”, sort of tropical/dirt road …

On the train, Monday, Aug. 20, 8:33 am (Sun. 8/19 8:03 pm) Rural India is flashing by the train window, as we travel from Mumbai to Dharwad. We all slept well on the train, very well, so I’ll take some time to catch up. We …

Mumbai, Sat. Aug. 18, 5:45 pm (8/18, 5:15 am PDT) I’m remembering, now that we’ve been here about 12 hours, the “settling in” that happens in a two-thirds world culture. Hayley seems to be doing ok, even well. It’s a completely new experience for her, …

Taiwan airport, 8/17/07 8:37 pm (5:37 am 8/17 PDT) We arrived this morning, looking for the free half day tour and trying to discover where to go. We cleared immigration (as we later found out we shouldn’t have), and got the lay of the land. …

Hayley and I are sitting in row 25, seats H and K as I write…the seats are her initials. It’s part of our first sign of grace on this trip. When we arrived in Seattle last night, ready to check in for our flight to …