2/8 Chennai

Woke up on the train to meet an interesting older woman who has been running orphanages and schools here for over thirty years.  After looking at all of her pictures and brochures, we shared an auto to our respective hotels.  As she was getting out she gave the driver a good talking to as he tried to overcharge, adamantly stating that she was the Mother Theresa of South India and that she's been in this country longer than he had been alive.  For a seventy-five year old, I believe she may have the right to say this kind of thing, but nonetheless will probably not take her up on the offer to stay at her project;).  Chennai is more welcoming than Delhi but a little less interesting, at least on the surface, than Kolkata. It may just be that I'm focused on getting my visa extension. I check into a decent hotel with internet to do a little more catch up and go to bed early.