Delhi Wars — The Arrival Trilogy

Sometimes generosity emanates from places you don’t expect. When it stems from those with very little, it makes me question the fabric of my own character. In India, I’ve witnessed it and have been the recipient of it countless times. It’s a very special place, but just like any other tourist destination, there are those in the business of swindling naive visitors. If one can afford to go to India for a holiday, maybe they can also afford to get scammed out of a few hundred dollars. Perhaps it’s fair game. Perhaps it depends on the details. Perhaps the universe just wants to see how I react. Episode I — A New Hopeless It was a trip of many firsts: my first time out of North America, my first trip alone, and my first visit to India. Before I arrived, I read about a page in the Lonely Planet guidebook on the plane. My physiological response coming out of the airport terminal in Delhi would have been no different if I’d been arriving on Mars. As the clay-colored dust blew through the air, the new climate, smell, and noise overwhelmed me. The exhaustion and jet lag didn’t help either. <a href="https://medium.com/@emilsinclair101/delhi-wars-the-arrival-trilogy-768808df02c1">Read More</a>