Jun 15 - Get me to the church on time!

Sun, Jun 15 - The monsoon rains were storming heavily when I left the apartment to find a tuk-tuk (autorickshaw) to take me to church. Usually they are all over the place, swarming you, begging you to "let me give you a ride somehow." Could I find one to get me to church? NO! So I went to the next best thing, a pedal rickshaw. The guy was half my size, couldn't read or speak English, and apparently couldn't locate the church after 40 minutes. After paying him 50rs for his troubles (almost double the usual, and he didn't even get me there, but hey, he pedaled in earnest for 40 minutes - FYI 50 rupees is about $1.25), I left him and got into a tuk-tuk that he had stopped by to ask for advice. This guy took another 20 minutes to find the place, and then tried to tell me it was more expensive in this part of town - so he wanted 100rs. By this time I was completely soaked to the skin - no kidding - I could have wrung the water out of my skirt - so I paid him his $2.50 and made it to church in time to hear the speakers in Sacrament and go to SS and RS. SS was taught by a U.S. "older couple" missionary guy, and RS was mostly in Hindi, but I had the manual to follow along in. The trip home only took 7 minutes and 50rs. Next week I'm calling a taxi...and making sure they know how to get there!!