New Delhi

My travel to India went smoothly. The only delay was twenty-five minutes at Syracuse going to JFK. In fact, the refuel in London was supposed to take one hour and forty-five minutes but they called us back onboard about five minutes after getting off.
The Delhi airport was even easier. Despite the fact that we all felt a little self-conscious (twenty or so American kids marching through the airport), it seemed the world froze every time we turned the corner. Everyone was staring --except my customs officer, who didn't even care to look at my passport photo because the talk show on the overhanging television had his eyes glued.
The name of our apartment complex should speak for itself: Golf Links, which is a very upscale gated community almost smack in the middle of city. Every day has been filled with lectures from Indian authors, professors, film makers and politicians. Otherwise, the rest of my time has been devoted to feeling out Market areas, visiting museums, eating out, and I recently conducted my first interview for the fieldwork. Access to phones and computers is difficult so posts will probably be both brief and sporadic at best.
I would post pictures but I accidentally left my camera on its highest settings so each photo uses too much memory (thanks Rohit). Highlights of this week, however, include visits to Qutb Minar, Humayan's Tomb, and the Lodi Gardens.