Goa, India 2015 - Part 1

Getting to Goa is like having a baby. It's a pain in the ass and it hurts real bad, but once you are there you fall in love and forget all the pain you've endured. I've never given birth, but that's what people say. This is my second time coming to Goa, therefore it's like I've had two Goan children.

When I first arrived, my excitement got the best of me, instead of taking a nap after over 30 hours of *nightmarish travel, I drank masala chai, I swam in the pool, I walked to the beach and jumped in the Arabian Sea, bought some weird pants, and ate curry.

*Nightmarish travel - When I got to Mumbai, at least 3 different people told me to go take the bus (15 minute ride) to the domestic airport. I did, no big deal. I hung out there for over 3 hours. I got in at 11:30pm, my next flight wasn't until 5:30am, check in didn't open until 3:30am.  When I went to check in, the gentleman at the counter told me that I needed to go back to the international airport and that I was probably going to miss my flight. I almost cried, but instead I put my big girl panties on , grabbed a cab and navigated my way through one of the largest airports in the world. Seriously, google it. And then... on my flight the gentleman sitting next to me asked me a few questions. I responded politely and then went back to what I was doing. In one of my answers I mentioned my husband. He told me that I don't look or act like a married woman. I'm not sure what that meant, but I apologized to Stephen (my husband) for not looking or acting like a married woman.

On Monday, January 5th, I began my yoga program with Himalaya Yoga Valley. This program aint no joke! What my schedule looks like...
* Silence from 6:30am-11am everyday. Silence from 6:30am-6:30pm on Thursdays.
* Half-days on Saturday. Off on Sunday
6:30-7:30am - Meditation, chanting, pranayama (breathing)
8:00-10:00am - Asana (yoga poses)
10:00am-11:00am - Breakfast
11:00am-1:00pm - Lecture (either - philosophy, anatomy, ayurveda, business)
1:00-3:00pm - Lecture
4:30-6:30pm - Asana
On top of that we have homework and reading to do every evening and a research paper that is due at the end of the 5 weeks. I kind of want you to feel bad for me because that's a lot of work, but to be honest, I am loving every minute of it. In my few hours of free time, I've been hanging out with my local dawgs that are actually dogs - Lilly and Molly,  perfecting my English accent, drinking watermelon juice, and day dreaming of living here.