Finally Back!

So I am finally back in India with all my Indian friends and the adorable children. I have to say though my break in the states was quite amazing. I was able to have the opportunity and privilege to accompany Padma, Amy, and my mom as we traveled around the country speaking at different universities and other various places about India and all the work they do to make RSO what it is today and what it will become in the future. During all of this, at each place I went to, I had the opportunity to meet some phenomenal people, so I was blessed and very fortunate to come along. It really was a treat to see my mom doing what she does best with the help of God making miracles happen: soliciting about India in a positive way of course. It would be rude of me to say she was seeking for her own, but we all know that is not the case, but rather she does it with love and that is why RSO is so successful. Coming back I almost forgot how long the plane ride was, but I surely survived. Twelve hours to dubai plus another four hours to India making it sixteen, but with all the waits it is really about twenty, so almost a day. For the first few days I have to admit it felt strange, but after another few days of living the typical routine I was so comfortable with for two months, it all came back to me. The kids are just as adorable as I remembered them to be with the constant crave of love and attention and smiles that rip your heart from your chest. It feels good to be back home in that sense; India, my safe haven of love, excitement, and experience. Today, Ron and Joyce finally made it back! I am so excited they are here because having them around is like having the best second parents anyone could possibly ask for. They truly are one of the world's greatest people alive! So a lady named Macarthur came by from Chennai for one night. She does business here with a designing company and she knew of Rising Star through my sister Dianna when she was living in D.C. for a little while. She is pretty cool and I had the chance to talk to her for a little while before it got too late. I felt bad I was keeping her up, but eventually she had to go because of her jet lag. I know that feeling! We all went out to dinner in Chengalpat, which was very nice because it felt great to have a full stomach in India again. The funny part about dinner was Macarthur telling us she had a brilliant idea and we all had to say yes to this idea. We all ask what this idea was and she says, "I am going to pay for everyone's dinner because I have a job." Some of us smiled and agreed, but I could not let her pay, so I said I will pay, but she insisted and so I let her do it. I said, "We kind of have jobs!" All in all it was a great night and I am just so glad to be back! I am also glad Ron and Joyce are back because they really make things so much more comfortable here. They bring with them an amazing spirit of love and joy making the work we do more enjoyable! I love India, the work I am doing, the people here, the culture, and everything about India! Everyday I thank God for allowing me to have this opportunity to mature and to experience life in another culture with such an amazing people. Being here has been one of the best blessings in my life and I am so grateful! I really have learned happiness comes from serving others and freely giving love to those in need. I hope all of us, wherever we are in the world, can give service to those in need of it. We do not have to give a lot because even if we have nothing we can give love, which is something all of us posses. Everyone has something to give to others and we truly are blessed immensely from doing so. Mahatma Gandhi, one of the greatest people to have ever lived said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." There is nothing further from the truth than this statement. All of us talk about wanting different things to happen in the world, but saying and doing are two different things, and if we want change we have to be willing to make it happen. Look at my mom and all she has done for India because of her influence and want in change. She wanted change and she slowly became the change she wanted, and today millions of lives have been changed and some are still slowly changing for the better because of her Mother Teresa and Gandhi alike attributes to care for the world we live in. We all can be a positive change in the world, but it definitely does not happen overnight. It takes time like anything else needing to be changed. I leave these things with you not to preach to you, but to give you examples of great people who envisioned change, and like them, we too can change the world we live in for the better. We may be one person in a crowd of millions, but I bet the only ones to actually be brave enough to change the world we live in being the world to those millions of lives. I love and miss you guys! I think about you guys everyday and it is because of you all I am able to do what I do here! Each and every single one of you is in my prayers! I love this work and I love these people with all of my heart! Remember you can be the change you wish to see in the world!