Okay India! I see you!!

This is the view from my window at the Marriott.

We flew right over Afghanistan and Pakistan!! I'm sure Debbie will love that. ;)

Sketchy Sketch.. Lets just say I didnt eat much on the planes..

Well people its been a long two days. But I am here! Holy crap. I dont even know where to begin!! I shall post a few pics. Who knows if anyone is even reading this haha. Umm So I landed in Chennai at like 11:20. Stood in a really long line for customs. Walked out got my two checked bags (which by some miracle..they both arrived!!) After that...I was alone in India. I walk outside through 4 men with machine guns..and I look and there are like 3 hundred people STARING AT ME. It was the craziest feeling in the world..but it was SO great!!!! hahaha My heart was beating like a beater. haha I tried taking a picture..but I didnt want anyone to shoot me..so i didnt. Anywho I look over to my left and another miracle I see "Amanda Bernhisel" written on a piece of paper. YAY!! What the heck. It was just so crazy. Then I get in the car with this man I have never met..and all I think to myself is: "ya, I think I could beat him up" Then we start driving...and I felt like Jack Bauer on 24. You know it was the coolest thing ever!! I got to the Marriott safe and sound, and life is good people. :) I have to jet! sorry this is rushed. we are going to rising star in a few minutes!! HAPPINESS!!!!

TOMORROW

Well Tomorrow is the big day. I leave SLC at 11:15 am. Chicago, Brussels, Chennai. All in all it will be 22 hours in the air. Just ask me how excited I am for that!! I am planning on organizing my picture folder in my computer, because it is a disaster. That will take maybe an hour...hmmmm 21 more to go... I plan on taking pictures of EVERYTHING. Airports, food, probably a sweaty kephy...cuz lets face it I sweat when I am nervous. haha {too much info? sorry..} People have been SO unbelievably great donating things, and someone even gave me a journal and some money!! I am so grateful to have these wonderful people in my life.

Here is a video that I love from Rising Star that will show a little bit of what I am doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1OJ7qPHlG4

I took the new malaria pills, and life is gooooood. :)

Sincerely, Nervous and Excited Kephy.

India in 4 Days! No Big Deal... :|

I leave for India in 4 days:

I got new Malaria pills-These ones just may cause Hallucinations {NBD}

I can only imagine what those hallucinations would be in India..haha oh boy..

I seriously have made list, after list, after list, of what to take. I have run out of ideas.

I am almost finished packing!

I have to be an M.C. for our YSA talent show tonight..ask me how excited I am for that.

{I'll keep you guessing}

{I'll give you a hint: Not that excited.. :|}

I need to get my books for school..seeing as I am missing the first week, which tends to be what I do every semester. We are gonna change that in January I hope.

I need to email some teachers.

Lets pray they are fine with me missing the first week..

I need to find another good book to read on the plane.

I need to get a car to get me from the airport to the hotel-

This is the most frightening part of the entire experience for me. I am by myself..in a foreign country...not a clue what they will be saying...just me and a paper with directions. So if you don't hear from me for awhile, you will know I have been kidnapped.

!!Excitement!?

Jenny is MARRIED!!!

Well...It happened. Jenny is now Jennifer Brown.

What the heck. It is just so weird to me!! BAH!!!

I will tell ya what though, she was SO happy. That happiest I have seen Jenny.

Eric is one lucky guy.

Katie and I always teased Eric about being the "God of High School" and how everyone knew Eric Brown! Mr. "I work at Abercrombie & Fitch". We would always tell Jen that she had fight for Eric Brown no matter what because, well he was Eric Brown! haha But the truth is, is Eric is the lucky one. Jenny has been one of my best friends through out the years. Of course she was popular in Highschool, and she is BEAUTIFUL. But she was also with me at the hardest time in my life. {yes she held a bowl as I threw up.. too much information? Someone else held my hair..It was a pretty magical moment the three of us shared. haha} She has been there for me through thick and thin. She is loyal, crazy, and fun loving. Eric really is one lucky guy.

Congratulations you two! I love you guys!

1 week left of my Summer..

I spent almost every single day this summer with Katie. {as you can tell, she is in the majority of these photos} She is my Best Friend, and I dont know what I would be doing right now without her!!! Summer consisted of U2, Rent, St. George, Serendipity, the Movie at the Capitol, Bee's Games, 4th of July Parades, Lagoon, Alpine Slide with James, Planked, and went to MULTIPLE firework shows. Became Besties with someone I NEVER thought I would even talk to after High School..Ms. Britny. :) Perfectly Pun nuh nuh! Tomorrow my other best friend is getting married. Miss Jen Torres soon to be Brown. CRAZY. I say it was a great summer.

Wonderful summer with my best friends. Love you ALL!

Oh sweet Malaria Pills

Today I woke up, (having dreams about India all night), and I was like "hey today I should try my Malaria pills." (thinking NOTHING would happen...duh...) The doctor told me to try them before I left because it sometimes will make people nauseous. Well I am driving to work today....only working a half day....and I thought to my self 'Kephy you are gonna yammy" then I was like "You are totally over reacting!" "you are a hypochondriac!"....."Nope.....you really are gonna throw up" "right now!!!" grabbed the cup that was by some miracle left in my moms car. and proceeded to vomit. Lets just say I am SO grateful that I found this out NOW instead of throwing up in India, and there being nothing I could do about it. Lets just hope I can leave work early now, because I have the shakes, I'm sweating like a sweater, I have a headache, and my breath stinks. I have a feeling this is just the beginning of the madness and excitement of India. All Hail Doxycycline.

Less than 2 Weeks

Less than two weeks and I am in my very own Slumdog Millionaire. I couldnt be more excited. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLYKIUcfRkg