Day 4 Today I woke up to monkeys on my balcony making noise and jumping around. Shortly after noticing the monkey sitting staring at me on my window sill, my doorbell rang. Still not fully awake, I had to show two new students around and find a room for them since Swami (our yoga instructor) was gone for the weekend. No big deal…glad to help  I took a bucket shower this morning. Because there is no shower, they fill a bucket with hot and cold water adjusted...

Day 1 cont… Sharad’s driver took me to see Baha (church) and some ancient ruins from the 13th century. That evening I decided to come early to Rishikesh to learn Reiki before my yoga course starts. The bus ride up was very memorable. To get the best experience I chose the native bus system instead of the 1st class tourist bus. It was a cheap way of getting to hang local style! I paid Rs 175-which is equal to about $3. If I would have taken the tourist bus,...

Day 1 cont… Sharad’s driver took me to see Baha (church) and some ancient ruins from the 13th century. That evening I decided to come early to Rishikesh to learn Reiki before my yoga course starts. The bus ride up was very memorable. To get the best experience I chose the native bus system instead of the 1st class tourist bus. It was a cheap way of getting to hang local style! I paid Rs 175-which is equal to about $3. If I would have taken the tourist bus,...

Day 1 I arrived at 3:45 am this morning (2/4). I have been traveling since 2/2. As I unboarded the plane and entered the airport, I was shocked to see a little indian man holding up a sign that said my full name on it! I did not tell anyone in india that i was arriving on this day. I was baffled at how he knew my name and where to pick me up at. I said, "hi, how are you?". He signaled me to follow him as he did not speak english. So we hurried along. ...

Hey!!! Its ben a little while since I updated this journal. Well as most of you already know, I have been applying to Roosevelt Academy here in Holland. It is an International Honors College. It is very competitive to be granted an invitation to study at this university. I applied a few months ago and have been waiting to hear from the university. Just as I was about to give up, the university contacted me for an interview. I was so excited!!! My next step was to...