Friday 13th . . .Bought my authentic Indian sewing machine today, wrapped the box up in tin foil before getting it packed in the linen, I got peed on by the rain so it got a bit wet and is staying at the post office 'til I can pay for it tomorrow. I love it, cheap as chips as well. The tailors thought I was weird wrapping it in tin foil and when I was examining their machines they thought I was a bit crazy, as I was down in Dharamsala where not many white people ...

12/08/201040winks . . .Not much to report except I fell asleep and snored incredibly loudly during the 30minutes of yogamara. Everyone thought it was the person next to them only to find it was in fact me in the corner.Random stuff I see everyday - guys who are grey used hena dye to hide it but in fact just emphasises it by having bright red hair.Guys are incredibly handsy with each other so you would think they are all gay.The roads are so narrow that they alway...

11/08/2010And the sleep goes on . . .It is frustrating as I want to push myself in yoga but being weak, dizzy and seeing black spots I have to take it so easy, I barely do anything. I have energetic phases then a patch when I feel so ill. 3 out of the 8 of us are either ill or injured and I think everyone has had mild poops at some point.Spent some time with Amy, we both love hummus so it was hummus time, I had squashed balls of falafel with mine, I think I'm add...

10/08/2010Day of freedom . . .I started the day writing my essay over breakfast nice and early, which immediately made me feel sick, must be the meds. I achieved the task of sending a parcel home today which took about an hour and a half. Firstly they wrap, I had it sealed in plastic bags so they cover it in like a linen which they sew, then hand stitch it closed, followed by melting wax spots and stamping with a good luck impression on each dot, this cost 40rupe...

09/08/2010Magic fingers . . .The day started with the lesson on how to nasal cleanse, eee. So the string you feed up your nostril where you are meant to grab and bring out through the mouth or the other nostril or whatever the possibilities are endless. But people were getting the strings down their throats, so I was saying with my expertise in this you need to pick the string out with your hand so people were wretching bent over slaver going everywhere, I mean i...