The most immediately apparent different between where I am in India and where I was in the States is that here we have Monsoon. I've never seen rain like this. There's water everywhere, everyday. And also the things that come with nonstop moisture, most notably fungi. I picked up my cowboy hat for the first time in a week today and it was full of spider-webby mold. The walls in our house are black with a fungus. Fresh vegetables rot withing minutes of returning from the market.

This picture was taken at some stinky old 2500 year old caves. The caves, of which you get only a suggestion from this image, were carved into the side of a mountain by Buddhist monks seeking refuge from... Monsoon waters.