hey!

so im still volunteering right now, this will be my fifth week, which is insane! i cant belive how fast it has passed, it has been absolutely unreal.

emma and her friend adriane left a few weeks ago, and so this is officially me traveling by myself: crazy! although i am currently still with about 100 people, so im technically not alone ha ha.

things have just kept getting better here. ive made some truly awesomet friends who im going to really miss. although future visits are definately in order. weve got a legit crew here and have a lot of fun times together.

ive been able to get around frequently, going to the local villages or the city of pondicherry at least every three days or so for sights, markets, shopping or (most commonly) absolutely delicious india food and non - vegan snacks (win!). but acutally, indian food actually IN india is just so much more delicous (go figure), and dirt cheep. so much fried bread and rice and curries and peanuts and chai and eating wtih your hands. tis wonderful!

it has also been great because we have bikes here, and let me tell you, acutally riding in india is a crazy experience. ha ha. definately different than biking in toronto.

ive been trying to soak up as much of this place as i can before i leave, going to as many workshops as i can, hanging out with all my great friends here, swimming in the mudpool (i have so great videos that will be on facebook soon lol), etc.

also work here has been great, i took over being in charge of all the tools on the community which has been jokes. and still working in the forest in the morning. its been a lot of fun. its crazy working every day for 3 hours in the dirt with shovels and crowbars before the time that i would usually even consider waking up at home. yay!

leave here on monday: i will be SO sad leaving some of these people. gah! but im so excited to meet my dad for some more india adventures, then on to paris for my own eurotrip and my first legit alone traveling... its gonna be awesome!

love you all!

and miss a whole ton!

xo

S