Not Much Going On

Hello all! We hope this update finds you all healthy and enjoying the long awaited spring. It has been hot, hot, hot here in Pune and will be for some time to come. I am sad to have to admit that we have nothing exciting to report at this time, but we do have a few things coming up. Chris returned from Germany on April 5th and is currently in Mahabaleshwar attending a three-day program on entrepreneurial leadership. Mahabaleshwar is a popular tourist hill station that is about a two and a half hour drive from Pune. On April 30th we all leave for Chennai (formerly Madras) for four days. Chennai is located on the south-eastern coast of India on the Bay of Bengal. Chris has a friend that owns a hotel there, which has air conditioning and a pool. We are really looking forward to this getaway trip. Anna will start school again in June and shortly thereafter we are going to Australia to visit our good friends from Moline, Bryan and Shawna Perry and their boys Evan and Kaden. We will be there from June 6th to June 18th and so far our itinerary includes a trip to the Whitsundays (Hamilton Island) for snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. We are beside ourselves with anticipation. My mom is coming to India the end of July for almost two weeks. I hope to take her to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. The rest of her trip will be spent spoiling the kids and exploring Pune. We can’t wait! The slide show includes a few pictures of the Aga Kahn Palace here in Pune. This is where Gandhi and his wife Kasturba were imprisoned during the Quit India movement, from August 1942 to May 1944. It is a really nice memorial to Gandhi and his life. Anna and I visited Empress Garden a few weeks ago. It’s a decent botanical garden with some playground equipment and a nice place to splash in the water. The kids in the photo were having such a great time. Max has become quite a good eater lately and I’m having visions of him as a teenager eating us out of house and home! Well, that’s about all I have this time. Please stay tuned for information about our upcoming trips. Until next time, take care and we hope to hear from you soon. Much Love!