Rickshaws of a Different Color

Dear Daughter,

Papa was in Kerala the other day, which is the state next to Tamil Nadu. In India, each of the states have different colored rickshaws. If you remember, the pictures I sent of ones in Tamil Nadu, they are mostly yellow. In Kerala, they are mostly black like the ones below. Right now, I am in Uttar Pradesh and the rickshaws here are green and yellow. So, if you are ever lost, just check to see what color the rickshaws are!

I Love You,

Papa

Elephant Tales

Dear Daughter,

Papa went to Kerala this week for a school trip and he saw lots of things there.

While we were driving one night, guess what we saw? Elephants again, this time on the side of the road. There were three big elephants and they were carrying an entire palm tree in each of their trunks, can you believe that? For every elephant, there was a man riding on top and one walking with alongside to keep them off of the road.

But, what was really funny is that each one of the elephants had reflective tape on their tails so that the cars could see them. And, they all had huge ankle bracelets with bells on them so we could hear them too. So, even the elephants need help being seen even though they are so big.

I love you,

Papa