quick from Rishikesh (Steve)

OK, just arrived today in Rishikesh after a 26 hour (!) train ride from Bodhgaya. Train ride was trying, but Bodhgaya was amazing, mainly b/c we visited an orphanage and school started by a friend of Lauren's (from when she was there in 1999) named Siddartha. He is doing amazing things in one of the poorest areas of India, taking 25 orphans and caring for them while also maintaining (with a large group of teachers) a 325-student school. Lauren and I are very committed to working to raise money for his project when we get back. We spent a lot of time with the kids, and their lives have literally been saved by this orphanage. It moved both of us so much to be around all that generosity. In lighter news, Rishikesh is incredible, and incredibly full of westerners. We might go visit the ruins of the ashram where the Beatles stayed in '68 after yoga tomorrow morning. Crazy times...