India Experiences - Stevie & Sinead

Probably the weirdest and most different country, nothing at home can compare to the sights, sounds and smells, an incredible country none the less. They don't lie on the adds by calling it incredible India. Being white in India is strange and intimidating with people pulling over in their cars just to stare. There is no such thing as a multicultural society on this side of the world. But you grow accustomed to this way of life, you have respect and understanding for the people here. They are all so poor but yet so happy and accepting. In different parts of the country it feels like different decades from the ultramodern technology in the rich parts of Kolkata to the mud shacks from the 1700s in Mohammad Bazaar.

We are so lucky to see these parts of India that regular tourists would never get to see. We have seen the real India, the real people living in the heart of India, where a white person may not have been for decades. Seeing the way people live over here has been a real eye opener to how different people live. Culture and tradition play a big part in Indian life while people back home seem to barely spare a moment to thing about Irish culture and tradition.

The meetings we took part in at home before we travelled to make us aware of what to expect really didn't prepare us for it, the way of life seems shocking to the civilized people of the western world while it as seen as the 'norm' over here.

The sights in India are amazing, very difficult to explain in words, from the breath taking scenery to the slums and poverty in Kolkata.

We all know this experience will stay with us forever!!!