Adventures in Agra and Beyond (Part I)

For those of you who've been stalking my blog to no avail, this influx of posts should make up for the recent dearth. Here is a recount of my recent travels to India and DC. My adventures in Uruguay begin tomorrow.

It began on November 7, 2005 with an early arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX). When I tried to check in they told me either a) my ticket was a paper ticket (bad news) or b) my ticket hadn't been paid for (equally bad news).

Since I didn't have the $6000 to buy last-minute tickets to Delhi, I spent the next two hours playing phone tag with the travel agent in DC (thanks to the Continental Baggage office for free international phone calls). It turns out nobody had ever confirmed and paid for my tickets. Through a miracle of travel agent genius (thanks, Jocelyn) she got me a new itinerary leaving 2 hours after my initial flight for under $2000. It did however have more stops and shaved the first and last days off my stay, but it got me there in time.

After a day in DC where I picked up paper tickets and headed to the airport, and of course, after 24 hours of flights through NY and London (my first time), I made it to Delhi around 11pm and waited for the Thai team until 1am. We went straight to the retreat house and collapsed until our meetings began at 9am.

Stay tuned for ILI* Global Team Meeting aka "Adventures in Agra and Beyond (Part II) "

* I'll provide a little background next time