Okay, we have been here for almost a week now and here are some obervations of Goa:
There is alot of dirt.
It is really, really hot right now.
What else? Oh, the white man has definitely made himself home here. There are foreigners everywhere! It is like Panama City Beach, FL with Indians and dirt. Except instead of pasty southerners you have pasty Brits, Germans, etc. – and there are the hippies. This is the mother land if you are a hippie looking for others like yourself. Jason calls them “krusty hippies”. Let your imagination wander…
Also, there is a ton of stuff catered to all these foreigners. Internet cafes, restaurants, etc. all catering to my needs. I haven’t actually eaten any Indian food yet. I have had falafel and hummus, salads (you can eat the veggies at some places), croissants (yummy), crepes, etc.
Yoga is good. Rolf and Marci are great. Very authentic in their relationship to the practice in a way I always admired about Tim. The room is full and I think Jason and I are one of only a few Americans. There are two shifts and Jason takes the first one and I come later around 8am to practice and we switch off with the kid. We haven’t found anyone to watch her yet so we can practice together.
Rowan started preschool at the Little Yellow House Preschool this week. She goes Mon, Wed, and Fri from 9am – 1pm. It is run by a British Lady and they probably have about 30 – 40 kids there – all foreigners. Rowan loves it and it gives us a nice break
We met another lady practicing with Rolf from the Canary Islands who is traveling with her two daughters alone – the girls are 4 and 2. We watched them for her this week for a few hours so she could have some time to herself (she needed a break – if you can imagine being alone with 2 kids for 3 weeks in a strange land). They all had fun playing together even though the girls do not speak English – only Spanish. Rowan couldn’t figure out why they didn’t talk like her but she sure kept trying
Pictures to come later.
February 14, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Hey girl, I didn’t know you guys were heading to Goa. We sure do miss you and A, J, A and N, the room is so different without you guys.
Zoe says hi, she enjoyed the yoga barbies!
Liz had her baby on Wednesday and she looks beautiful! She practiced until Monday, she truly could be the poster women for pregnancy.
Kiran