http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Bombay Becca/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Bombay Becca en-us Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:19:50 UTC Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:19:50 UTC Many of you have asked why the blog has been so quiet and well I have actually been hiding out in the US for a week now surprising people with an early arrival all over new england. sneaky huhlast weekend i got a surprise when i was in bombay and decided to just check my ticket one more time to make sure my plans for traveling were okay. i looked closely and despite having an american airlines ti http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/New-York/Finger-Lakes/blog-126081.html hey guys. what a week. i told you last weekend was spent holed up studying and panicking over the 8 weeks of ridiculous information there could be no way to totally know. well the worst part of it was that Judi wouldnt tell us when the exam would be either part because she figured we would be too uneasy to learn if she did that lots of serious type A's in this class so monday morning we are al http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-122671.html so i have spent 30 minutes typing and erasing trying to explain the events and intimate friendships that have developed between my hostel friends and I. but it isnt going well and ya know what some things are meant for talks face to face not on a blog for anyone to read. so if you want to hear my best story ever and i am pretty confident it will be my most favorite memory here when i come h http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-121191.html Hi friendsWow it feels like i have been here forever. is that a good thing or not i cant imagine just getting in my car and driving or cooking or walking rudy. or playing scrabble oh scrabble...i had a really good weekend though i am definitely getting the hang of things now which is so convenient as i have less than 2 weeks left in the city I did some fun shopping on saturday and actua http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-119306.html Hi allbefore i forget i have to write that your comments and emails make me laugh cry smile til it hurts and repeatedly embarass myself all over india's internet cafes. You guys are like this band of cheerleaders and I just cant believe how loved I am. Thank you so much. I had a very low key weekend due to the fact that I had to pretend I was a PT and write a gait assesment how someone walks http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-117328.html Happy new year everybodyI have been absent from email for a few days because I developed some sort of bug which really makes sense considering I am around kiddos all the time but let me tell you when I woke up with a serious fever and toilet troubles I had a little deja vu and had some serious fears of malaria or of course the D word I dont dare mention...alas I am on the recovery feeling http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-115812.html ok now that i got some pictures up I will just give a little commentary to complement them...actually now that i am looking at them I really think they speak for themselves...especially the scooter pic http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Anjuna-Beach/blog-114485.html He saved my Rudyplease see pictures...how lucky that my dad can still be my hero http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Maine/blog-114218.html So im not gonna make it back to paradise this weekend but I think it might be better actually...I havent really spent a weekend here in hell i mean bombay since I have been adjusted well and i think it is time. my plan is this...yoga somewhere definitely a funny story coming ayurvedic massage bollywood flick crazy museum then nature place. i bet i do two of themi will be at mayas on frid http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-114217.html Merry Merry Christmas everybodyOh how I wish i could give you all hugs today so instead you have to just imagine a big big squeeze from me ok The subject is no lie. I officially got attacked by a santa clause in the Goa airport today. worst of all it was a santa with a white faced mask on so he basically looked like a clown and he cornered me to shake hands and well i am just a little scared o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Panaji/blog-113522.html Hey gang i havent written in what feels like forever but I have been taking lots of mental notes dont worry the other working women at the convent were really sad i was in hyderabad this weekend because they wanted me to be in a play...i got all excited me being a secret actress and all and thanked them for asking even though i was a little confused. later when i returned they said it went gr http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-112352.html Hi friends So I just realized today is the first day I feel a little settled. this may sound small to you but to me it is monumental The first week was just madness just cause thats its' right the second week was crazed because i moved to a convent went to a baby's birthday party that resembled a private school batmitz got lost and worked my butt off on a 10 page paper til 3 last night. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-110878.html Oh my goodnessNow that I know everyone loves the blog I am feeling some pressure....okay i'm over it. there is just so much to tell First and foremost I am in the learning experience of my life...we have only had 5 days of class and i already feel my brain exploding and stretching in ways it never has. the kids we have been seeing are beautiful and sweet judi my teacher is like from some land w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-109366.html Ok lets get this out of the way for my moms sake alone...my two biggest threats here are mosquitoes and the roads. seatbelts carseats helmets carmotorcycle capacity limits these are all things us westerners spoil ourselves with apparently. i just saw 2 people each holding a baby on a motorcycle flying by i am constantly gasping or not breathing and am already being made fun of by people. I h http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-108035.html so...i get to mayas house which is absolutely beautiful and serene in a sea of madness. 10 feet off of a 4 lane road i counted once today how long between honks and i mean hooooooooonks and i couldnt get past 2. whoa. oh and anja gave me earplugs and she wins the award. here are the things i have discovered about my host family... they couldnt be sweeter or more giving people if they tried http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/blog-107693.html Ok so some of you may not know that getting here to this country was hellish. I dont mean the plane ride I mean the not having a visabeing put on the wrong airlinedont even ask what else part of it. but no more complaining...i am here I arrived less than 2 days ago and was picked up at the airport by Asha the woman who is coordinating the whole course how bad did i feel that my plane was 2 ho http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-107688.html Hello allIn Waltham finishing last minute todo's wrapping up the inevitable last minute crisis and just wondering and wondering where i will be this time tomorrow or rather this time tuesday really long flight. This opportunity is such an incredibly synchronous gift i still cant really believe its happening Rudy is resting his head on my lap torturing me with big pleading eyes...dont go mo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Waltham/blog-105958.html