This morning we woke up ready to conquer our first full day in India. We ate breakfast at our hotel. For breakfast, we all tried our first idly. When we finished breakfast, Mahesh and our driver packed up the van and we headed to Mount Thomas. Famous for the presence of Doubting Thomas of the Catholic religion. Mount Thomas had a beautiful view. We toured the place to commemorate Saint Thomas. After, we toured the museum of Mount Thomas. A local allowed us to join his group where he translated the details of the memorial.
Mahesh then took us to an Indian restaurant for lunch. It was delicious! We all tried different Indian dishes. Before traveling to Vellore, we took a detour to the restroom where we were greeted with an Indian toilet (aka squatty potty). Maria even introduced her phone and sunglasses to the squatty potty. We filled the restaurant with laughter. It was a good thing Jennie brought some toilet paper! Mahesh and our driver had a good laugh when we got back to the van. We stopped at a beautiful local church, too. On the way, we took a quick nap and woke up to pouring rain. We finally arrived to Vellore, where we were greeted by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. We were embraced in hugs. They made us dinner and delicious “milk coffee.” After a long day, we were all ready to get some rest. Tomorrow Sister Stella is taking us Sari shopping. We can’t wait!
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