Calcutta

I made it to India, thus fulfilling a lifelong dream. India has been everything that I imagined it would be and much more. Calcutta was very interesting. There is some great old colonial era building that are are in pristine condition. I visited a temple dedicated to the goddess Kali. There were many pigrims there that day. A brahmin priest managed to push us in to see the inner sanctum, and cleansing tank. He also said some Hindu prayers for me, that I might be re-incarnated as a higher being. Now at least I have that going for me. The poverty of Calcutta is upsetting. I suppose I could say something about the dignity of the poor there. Or maybe I could poetically lament the suffering that I witnessed. But I think instead I will just say that poverty plain old, big fat SUCKS. It needs to be addressed and eradicated quickly.