Yesterday we were just lucky enough to get a phone call from a local friend and Iyengar Teacher. She said that she was going to Mumbai and would like us to go to meet her meditation teacher. When our friend was in Denver last year, Dana got to attend one of her meditation classes. I also was lucky enough to attend a blessing she did for the Yoga Group. She is a gifted teacher and now good friend.
This is just a quick timeline of events to follow-up how things work here.
12:30-planned pick up time to go to bus station
12:45-phone call that says, plans have changed we are getting a taxi, go wait until the phone call and then come down
1:45-phone call that says go walk to the Ambiance hotel, then keep going straight, straight, till you see the Shiva temple
2pm-walk with the 3 women from Spain and our friend to the Petrol station to wait for other local to come in the big taxi that will take us to Mumbai
2:30-phone call from friend that says she has gotten into an argument with an unpleasant taxi driver and now we need to find a new ride
2:45-get two rickshaws to take us to where the friend is, then another two rickshaws to take us to the taxi station
3-we get two taxis to take us to Mumbai
3-5:40-ride to Mumbai with very fast driver in the rain, I held on, Dana closed her eyes for a bit, we also stop for coffee at an Indian type Starbucks, very good latte
6:15-we greet the meditation teacher, who is a very lovely woman, we all we very lucky again to meet her, she gave us each a blessing, I think we all just felt better being near her
7:45-take photos of all the girls, we all get into a van, all 8 of us at this point, we grew by one person, so 9 total with the driver
8-we eat croissants, loudly, as we are all feeling giddy from the meditation and the close quarters of the van, lots of girl giggling
8:30-go to another taxi stand, get in a little bigger van, on the road to Pune
10-we stop at McDonalds to go to the bathroom, it is still just a gross smelling place, but they did have toilet paper
midnight-we arrive home
It is a great day, with lots of surprises. I love the way it works here. Just go with the flow and you will be alright!
This is just a quick timeline of events to follow-up how things work here.
12:30-planned pick up time to go to bus station
12:45-phone call that says, plans have changed we are getting a taxi, go wait until the phone call and then come down
1:45-phone call that says go walk to the Ambiance hotel, then keep going straight, straight, till you see the Shiva temple
2pm-walk with the 3 women from Spain and our friend to the Petrol station to wait for other local to come in the big taxi that will take us to Mumbai
2:30-phone call from friend that says she has gotten into an argument with an unpleasant taxi driver and now we need to find a new ride
2:45-get two rickshaws to take us to where the friend is, then another two rickshaws to take us to the taxi station
3-we get two taxis to take us to Mumbai
3-5:40-ride to Mumbai with very fast driver in the rain, I held on, Dana closed her eyes for a bit, we also stop for coffee at an Indian type Starbucks, very good latte
6:15-we greet the meditation teacher, who is a very lovely woman, we all we very lucky again to meet her, she gave us each a blessing, I think we all just felt better being near her
7:45-take photos of all the girls, we all get into a van, all 8 of us at this point, we grew by one person, so 9 total with the driver
8-we eat croissants, loudly, as we are all feeling giddy from the meditation and the close quarters of the van, lots of girl giggling
8:30-go to another taxi stand, get in a little bigger van, on the road to Pune
10-we stop at McDonalds to go to the bathroom, it is still just a gross smelling place, but they did have toilet paper
midnight-we arrive home
It is a great day, with lots of surprises. I love the way it works here. Just go with the flow and you will be alright!
That's some adventure! You're going to think things run like clock work when you get home.
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