Blogs from Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - page 2

Avant toute chose, avant l'aventure incroyable a la pyramide des corps contents, je vous parle un peu des deux videos. J'etais avec Annabelle, mon amie Francaise et non ma niece, et elle devait s'acheter une paire de sandales. La petite "boutique" que nous avions trouve avait quelques paires quelle aimait, mais aucune n'etait complete, il leur manquait tous la semelle. Mais comme on entends souvent en Inde : "No problem, no problem" (pas d'probleme, pas d'probleme). Le gars a dit qu'il nous fertait ca en moins de deux. J'ai donc filme deux petites etapes pour cela. Remarquez la dexterite de cet homme qui se sert quasiment autant de son pied que de ses mains. Il fait ce travail depuis 14 ans mais venait d'ouvrir sa boutique. Il en etait tres fier. Il fabrique vraiment toute sorte ... read more

July 1-August 12 July was a very busy month for us, but not a very interesting month to talk about: we got more than a fifth of my desired interviews done in July alone! We also had some joyfully social activities with some friends: a pair of Australians, an American, and a fun, and very knowledgeable Dutch woman who has been coming to AV for several years for a few months at a time, plus other friends. We did some Pondi trips, and B has posted some pics of those excursions on FaceBook. We had a few dinners too, potlucks at our house here in Gaia, or at other peoples’ houses: many of our friends are house-sitting, and the houses are beautiful, open and somewhat palatial. House-sitting is a topic I’ve touched upon here before, without ... read more

so when i leave Auroville in three weeks time i have around ten days to travel until I make my way to Rishikesh. The extended period of time in this one village has made way for a lot of things that are really important but has drastically cut my travelling time short. so Hampi I wont have time for. Goa can go. (no pun intended), I do still want to make it to Puna if possible but I am going to make my way to Kerala. I am going to visit cocoa, coffee, tea and spice plantations. im anticipating taste testing. my friend who is taking me makes his own amazing vegan organic chocolate. i am going to see if i cant get the recipe. he is going to teach me to grow wheatgrass today. he ... read more

so i keep meaning to write but i have really slipped into a doing nothing space. when i say doing nothing i mean doing NOTHING. sitting, and watching people, playing with children, conversing with people and finding out their stories. i am not even doing much walking around.. its just so hot and i have become so lazy. i wish i could ride a motorbike or a moped but im not sure that it is a good idea. im considering renting a bicycle but i am too lazy to peddle. im todl they have electric bicycles. that sounds like my cup of tea. i want to go to yoga but its like a few kilometres away so i have just been trying to get back into my own practice. forget bikram yoga. just come to india. ... read more

April 26-June 30 “Agni days” and some words about diet … It’s been a couple months. I had really gotten almost no more interviews done in May, but I had planned for that: May is ‘dead month’ here in Auroville- most of the non-native Aurovillian people take the opportunity to go back to their native countries for a month, or more (one Aurovillian family I know spends 6 months in, and out, of Auroville). Fortunately June is shaping up nicely, and I am back on track as far as that goes. Also, I have begun to look for my next work gig. I’m thinking of setting up for a few weeks at a time in different places, rather than the long-term stuff I had done before, since it got really repetitive. The past couple months have ... read more