purplekitty83

Friday, Dec 25th - Christmas Day Wow, it’s Christmas already. I really can’t believe this year is almost over again. I know it sounds stupid, but I feel like time is passing by faster as you get older… I must admit, I don’t feel Christmassy at all. It’s just not the same celebrating Christmas, when it’s hot outside. Plus I missed out on stuff like the Christmas markets, Christmas songs on the radio, Christmas candy and stuff. And fortunately the shops here aren’t big about Christmas songs and decoration either (as opposed to Kuala Lumpur). For me this is totally fine for this year. I mean, there is gonna be more Christmases to come… Haven’t really written since I moved in here. Let me give you the facts about this house: There are up to 18 ... read more

Sunday, Dec 13th Can’t believe I’ve already been in Melbourne for 3 days. The flight was pretty uncomfortable (Air Asia seats don’t recline), but I got to meet a very nice guy from Chile, who’s currently living in New Zealand. The plane was on time and my backpack made it as well. My first impression of the Melbourne airport: Very clean, very organized, lots of exposed flesh and very expensive! I can’t believe how much things cost around here: accommodation, food, everything. Am staying at a shared dorm with three other girls and spending more in one night, than I previously did in three. The hostel’s decent, though, located right in the middle of the city. Don’t think I’m gonna stay here long. Gonna look for something cheaper tomorrow. Coming here, I kinda forgot, that people ... read more

Friday, Dec 4th - On the train to Trivandrum Can’t believe how fast the last three days went by… Great times, though. It was soo good to hang out with Ellie and Darius again… We really enjoyed the time in our prison-cell-like room. Ok, find the logic: the bathroom didn’t have a sink, but we had one big-ass TV… Well that’s gonna help, when you wanna wash your hands :-) Wednesday, Ellie and I had an all-girls day. We spend loads of money, went to a spa and ahared a piece of twenty-layer cake in the end. We got tailor-made Indian dresses (6 € incl. the fabric) and toe rings as friendship rings. Here, Indian women wear the toe rings, when they’re married. Well, Ellie and I decided it would be so much more fun to ... read more

Saturday, Nov 28th Today, I arrived in Auroville. It’s a little commune typa thing about 15km outta Pondy. Getting here was pretty adventurous. Just a little tip at the side: Never rely on Indians, if they’re talking about distances. Not even, if it’s the tourist info or locals or anybody. So I was told, the way from where the bus’d drop me to Auroville would be between ½ Km and 5 km. Well, turned outta be 10 km. But nice people took me on their bikes. J The idea of Auroville is to have people from all over the world living together in peace and hamony. The center is the Matrimandir, a temple, which kinda looks like a crossing between an oversized golden golfball , and a NASA space project. Tons of Indians pilger here to ... read more