Dahn Gandell sent me this photo this morning from Udaipur, a beautiful, ancient and mystical city in India, where Maria and the women who accompanied her on this trip spend their final days in India, before coming home. Traditionally, at the end of their trip to India,  they have a Sari party, they each go to a tailor who custom crafts a Sari for them for $23.

I have never seen Maria look happier or more radiant. She must be exhausted, and I can see that in her face, but I also see much more. She went far away, but she came home. She has found herself, I can see it and hear it in her voice.

The women she traveled with are remarkable, as she is – strong, brave, determined and compassionate. To me, they speak of the power of women to change the world and perhaps to save it.

To understand the way men do things, you only have to look at Washington D.C., a place of anger, conflict and self-righteousness, the testosterone charged bluster of our leaders.

To understand the way women do things, you have only to follow this journey to Kolkata, sometimes into the lowest depth of the human experience, where people can reach out to one another, one at a time, to alter lives and destiny.Women seem to grasp what is truly important in life, something powerful men never seem to remember. How to be human.

That, I think, is the path for all of us, and Maria is now on it, where she belongs. It is her path, I can see it in her face. We are excited, I am on that path also, in my own way. Something we can share.

My wife is an amazing women, as are the others with her in Udaipur. Tomorrow, she begins her journey home. I am so excited to see her. I am in awe of these pictures. I told her I can’t wait to take a photo of her shoveling manure in her Sari.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the monkey video Maria took from her hotel room window.