It is over 100 degrees today, with lots of humidity. Which wouldnt be too bad, but the electricity is off at my hostel, so there are no fans.
I have been all over the place this afternoon. I got a moped! which needed gas of course, but I had no money. So the man who rented me my moped drove me to 2 villages, and finally to ponducherry before we could find somewhere that would take my card. the whole ride he was speeding on his motorcycle, on very bumpy dirt roads... very scary.
it is so wierd how cluttered and dirty the city is. the villages are very cool, with sari shops, food stands, leathersmiths, metalsmiths, cows, goats, dogs, etc... The city has that too, but times about 1,000. veeeeeeery cluttered, smelly, full of people.
I ate lunch there, it was definatly the best questionable looking vegetarian brown slime i have ever tried. I just hope I dont get sick!
anyway, I am going to head back to my room and hopefully not hit anything or steer off the road on the way.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
sweating at the solar kitchen
happy easter!
im here!
finally!
I feel like i have been flying forever. my first flight to chicago was only 3 hours, but to england it was 8, and to india it was over 10!
i met some nice people on the way though. an older couple from germany thought i looked like there daughter, and kept me immensly entertained for hours on my flight to england. I also met a nice college student from maryland who hung out with me at the england airport. the best though, was the woman from england ( origionally from new delhi) who was visiting her parents in chennai, almost the entire flight to india she, her daughters and american husband gave me tips about india, gave me phone numbers of her friends around pondicherry, and finally, at the chennai airport, she introduced me to her father and sister and gave me their address in chennai in case i got into trouble.
I got to chennai around 1 am, they almost detained me because I didnt have the exact address of the place i am staying. But, i talked my way out of it, thank god!
my taxi drivers ( yes two, for some reason they sent too many people) were waiting right outside in the pouring rain.after i picked which driver i would use I began a 4 hour ride to auroville, maybe a bit longer because my driver stopped for a snack on the way.
we woke up the poor guy who had to sleep outside out the hostel to await my arrival, he showed me up some stairs into a clean, but very minimal room.
when i got to my room, i proceeded to sleep for almost 24 hours!
My roomate is a nice girl named lily, in her mid 20's i think, who is a biology teacher here.
today i have already had a great breakfast at my hostel ( free everyday) biked around some of the community, met lots of people and of course, tracked down the internet cafe. and its only 1 in the afternoon!
tonight I will be going to a hungarian culture night, where i will learn traditional dancing, eat traditional food and watch hungarian cartoons. A woman from my hostel is putting it on.
it is very hot and humid here, with cows, flea ridden dogs, flies and a millian mosquitos!!!!!!!
i am covered in red dots! the mosquito repellant does nothing!
but at least there is very little malaria here!
im here!
finally!
I feel like i have been flying forever. my first flight to chicago was only 3 hours, but to england it was 8, and to india it was over 10!
i met some nice people on the way though. an older couple from germany thought i looked like there daughter, and kept me immensly entertained for hours on my flight to england. I also met a nice college student from maryland who hung out with me at the england airport. the best though, was the woman from england ( origionally from new delhi) who was visiting her parents in chennai, almost the entire flight to india she, her daughters and american husband gave me tips about india, gave me phone numbers of her friends around pondicherry, and finally, at the chennai airport, she introduced me to her father and sister and gave me their address in chennai in case i got into trouble.
I got to chennai around 1 am, they almost detained me because I didnt have the exact address of the place i am staying. But, i talked my way out of it, thank god!
my taxi drivers ( yes two, for some reason they sent too many people) were waiting right outside in the pouring rain.after i picked which driver i would use I began a 4 hour ride to auroville, maybe a bit longer because my driver stopped for a snack on the way.
we woke up the poor guy who had to sleep outside out the hostel to await my arrival, he showed me up some stairs into a clean, but very minimal room.
when i got to my room, i proceeded to sleep for almost 24 hours!
My roomate is a nice girl named lily, in her mid 20's i think, who is a biology teacher here.
today i have already had a great breakfast at my hostel ( free everyday) biked around some of the community, met lots of people and of course, tracked down the internet cafe. and its only 1 in the afternoon!
tonight I will be going to a hungarian culture night, where i will learn traditional dancing, eat traditional food and watch hungarian cartoons. A woman from my hostel is putting it on.
it is very hot and humid here, with cows, flea ridden dogs, flies and a millian mosquitos!!!!!!!
i am covered in red dots! the mosquito repellant does nothing!
but at least there is very little malaria here!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
pre-trip
It is hard to belive that in less then one week I will be half way across the world!
Very scary, but also very exciting!
I will try my best to post things on here regularly, and I would really love to here from you ( im pretty sure i'll be getting a bit homesick.)
I am almost done shoving my most of my wardrobe and probably the equivalent of an entire pharmacy into my suitcase, after that i will be completely ready!
wish me luck. :)
-Astrea
Very scary, but also very exciting!
I will try my best to post things on here regularly, and I would really love to here from you ( im pretty sure i'll be getting a bit homesick.)
I am almost done shoving my most of my wardrobe and probably the equivalent of an entire pharmacy into my suitcase, after that i will be completely ready!
wish me luck. :)
-Astrea
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