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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Diwali in Madurai
Well, its been a long journey from Dehra Dun. I flew to Goa to meet up with my dear friend, Alex Dorcean, who is also here in India from the University of Hawaii. He is a creative writer working toward his Masters, reading about Shiva and writing a novel. We celebrated his birthday and spent a few days walking on the beaches of Goa discussing our ongoing projects in India and our life goals and dreams. One year ago Alex and I made a commitment to fulfill our dream of coming to India, and here we are! Watching that dream become a reality and sharing that dream with a dear friend is very special - I am excited to see how India directs our work.
I've been traveling by bus since Goa. Onward to the cottonbelt of India!!! I pass many small farms, some cotton here and there, small, dry looking patches, accompanied by small fields of white roses. The sweet smell of the roses was a welcome pause from the car exhaust and rotting garbage that is the norm on a non/ac state bus in India. I like the bus when I can get a decent seat - and now that I have a broken foot and am limping around they give me the front where I can prop my foot up and see clearly out the window. I wasn't so lucky (if you can call having a sore foot lucky) on my way to Mysore - stuck for 18 hours squished between a large man in the window seat, one in the isle and suitcases looming over me in the seat in front of me. I got off the bus with two swollen feet and ankles - I had never had this happen before! I had to sit with my feet on the wall at the hotel for 4 hours before I could go out!
Today I am in Madurai - I've almost reached the southernmost tip of India. It has become sort of a challenge for me to see if I can get all the way to Thiruvananthapuram by bus. I'm going to meet with a University art professor there. Maybe I'll find some contemorary art! I'm okay if I don't. There is a temple complex there that is amazing. Afterwards I will take the train (probably) to Auroville and see what that is all about. It is supposed to be a completely sustainable community. We'll see what I learn there. I'll be going to Jaipur early, due to my toe, and so that I can begin learning some papermaking before I dive in to the foundry and ceramic at Studio Sukriti. I've heard so much about Rajasthan I am getting excited to go there. Moving from place to place is exciting but also exhausting. It will be nice to stay put for a while.
More pictures later when I can use my own computer!
Namaste!!!
I've been traveling by bus since Goa. Onward to the cottonbelt of India!!! I pass many small farms, some cotton here and there, small, dry looking patches, accompanied by small fields of white roses. The sweet smell of the roses was a welcome pause from the car exhaust and rotting garbage that is the norm on a non/ac state bus in India. I like the bus when I can get a decent seat - and now that I have a broken foot and am limping around they give me the front where I can prop my foot up and see clearly out the window. I wasn't so lucky (if you can call having a sore foot lucky) on my way to Mysore - stuck for 18 hours squished between a large man in the window seat, one in the isle and suitcases looming over me in the seat in front of me. I got off the bus with two swollen feet and ankles - I had never had this happen before! I had to sit with my feet on the wall at the hotel for 4 hours before I could go out!
Today I am in Madurai - I've almost reached the southernmost tip of India. It has become sort of a challenge for me to see if I can get all the way to Thiruvananthapuram by bus. I'm going to meet with a University art professor there. Maybe I'll find some contemorary art! I'm okay if I don't. There is a temple complex there that is amazing. Afterwards I will take the train (probably) to Auroville and see what that is all about. It is supposed to be a completely sustainable community. We'll see what I learn there. I'll be going to Jaipur early, due to my toe, and so that I can begin learning some papermaking before I dive in to the foundry and ceramic at Studio Sukriti. I've heard so much about Rajasthan I am getting excited to go there. Moving from place to place is exciting but also exhausting. It will be nice to stay put for a while.
More pictures later when I can use my own computer!
Namaste!!!
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