Shillong, Meghalaya

Hallelujah.

In more ways than one.

We have at last reached the remote town of Shillong, in the state of Meghalaya, home to a rich amalgam of ethnicities, cleaner than any town yet, and full of lush greenery. There's still heart-wrenching poverty, but now juxtaposed with riches, and oh the streets feature far less trash.

We've met Leban, the Peace Education Conference organizer, but not before a comedy of errors that had us contacting the kind friend we met on the bus first. Finally, we landed in the home of Pamela, a Punjabi Christian woman (a large percentage of Shillong is Christian), who has been treating us as honored guests: our own room, meals, a driver, and very entertaining conversations.

Raj is reminding me that I've gone past the time I promised to end at this computer, so I'll come back to this later, with photos, if possible!

Love,

Jill