{"id":26,"date":"2011-01-04T02:39:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthsplash.com\/yogaslice\/2011\/01\/04\/getting-here-and-1st-day-at-ashram\/"},"modified":"2011-01-04T02:39:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T07:39:00","slug":"getting-here-and-1st-day-at-ashram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsplash.com\/earthsplash\/blog\/2011\/01\/04\/getting-here-and-1st-day-at-ashram\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting here and 1st day at ashram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Common sign on trucks promoting the use of horns. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The flight on my own was quite difficult. Not because I don’t like to fly on my own but because of the ‘unknown’ circumstances ahead.  The 1st thing I noticed about Mumbai was the constant car horns!  Then, I realized that this is the only means of communication on the roads here.  There are no traffic lights, no lines on the roads and no sidewalks!  On the road at any time, there are rickshaws, buses, cars, trucks, people, bikes and motorcycles (1 motorcycle carrying a family of 4).  It is quite chaotic to the foreign eye but it seems that they know what they’re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Literally, my quarters (of a room)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

My dorm includes 3 other girls (incl. 1 Canadian) and one shared bathroom…this is going to be interesting for a month. The dorm is one huge room with four small beds set against each corner and a locker per person. Yesterday, after reaching the ashram, we all admitted that this is overwhelming.  At arrival, a gun toting guard and his assistant checked everyone’s luggage better than any airport security!  One girl is ready to quit.  The others are encouraging her to stick it out…feels like being on Survivor.  However, there are others in the advance course that took the beginners and loved it.  Everyone seems quite friendly.  There are people from all the world (Thailand, Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, Bali, China, Ireland…).  There’s about 5 other Canadians here…so we rule!  \ud83d\ude42 The nights are quite cold and we are in the City today shopping for a warmer blanket than the wool one given!  Yesterday we applied for sim cards.  That was an experience..the only thing they didn’t require was blood! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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OM on the hillside before reaching ashram. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Unfortunately,  I didn’t bring the hardware to upload pics.  Besides, l don’t see where I would be plugging this thing in.  I won’t be able to upload till next week!  Until then….<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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