blissed (and slightly streesed) out

greetings lovelies. this blog comes to you from the beautiful idyllic beaches of varkala. i am treating myself to a wonderful graduation present, because i am officially a certified yoga teacher. yes that right, i survived the month and received the diploma. it was a long hard month, but well worth the effort for the sole reason of the wonderful people i was able to get to know. and of course, being a yoga teacher.

but i'm getting ahead of myself here. currently, the biggest issue is that i'm truly and completely alone for the first time since june. i'm in varkala by myself, in a hotel (actually a hut) by myself, in a place that where i know nothing or no one. it's incredibly strange. incredibly. and quiet. eerily quiet. after 8 months of being consistently and constantly surrounded by people (granted wonderful people), i am forced to face the solidarity, the stillness and the silence head on. well, i was hoping for silence. silence would be nice. instead, my mind senses the upcoming challenges and changes creeping forward with the rapidly advancing calender days (seriously, december already, what happened?). in reaction and in revolt, my mind is filling my head with a chaotic clamor, confusion and stress of the thoughts of returning home and returning to "real life." life in india has been good, not always easy, but good, and comforting in its predictable unpredictablness. in less than a month i will leave all of that, and return to a host of unknowns and changes. don't get me wrong, of course, i love change, and i love home. it's just the transition that gets a little sticky. and thus my mind is getting a little panicky.

therefore i have come up with a solution. first- stop freaking out because the changes are good changes. needed changes and will bring along with the challenges, great reward and happiness. second- take all of this alone time and be productive with it. this is done by catching you up on the adventures that i have undergone during the last month. so that's my plan. lay on the beaches all day, swim and tan my little heart out, and then sit down and tell you all far away tales of far away adventures. i must admit, i am looking forward to the day when i have the option of sitting just a cup of coffee (or a hard drink) distance away from you and filling you in face to face. just so much better than blog communication. soon my loves, soon.

still here

hello all you beautiful people. i know that i've been mia during traveling, and i will continue to remain so apart from this short blog until i return home from TTC. which is in 7 days exactly. however, i also plan to lay on the beautiful beach of varkala for a few days post graduation in order to rest my bruised, beaten (yet bendy!) body with some TLC in the form of surf, sand and sun. but i promise that i will give you all updates on my past month and a half of adventure. but in short, it's been fantastic, amazing, wonderful, etc... just a quick update that myself and the rest of the UMB group was safe from all of the mumbai attacks and were not near the city. so no worries. expect more later, but for now, the beach beckons...

all my love.