Category Archives: India

Chicago Satsang

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Megan

Sunday night I got a little travel fix, or at least an international culture fix. The girlfriend of one of my old high school friends is planning a trip to Southern India and she was interested in ashrams. When she … Continue reading →

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Me-go Mix: Track 4

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Megan

Me-go Mix: Track 4 “Raat Baaki” — DJ Akbar Sami To download using Windows “right click” and save to disk. Mac users, you know what to do. Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai (Bombay) at sunset. Behind me is a busy six … Continue reading →

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Out of India

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Megan

After three days in transit from Bangalore, including a 24-hour train ride, a 1am airport appearance and a brief layover in Kuwait, I have finally arrived in Jordan. More importantly, I got out of India. I don’t think I’ve talked … Continue reading →

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The Big Temple of Thanjavur

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Megan

After a few more days at the ashram where we got as far as the headstand asana (position), I was ready to leave. Staying would have been good for me, sure, but the possibility of squeezing in a few more … Continue reading →

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Ashram Life

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Megan

Many people come to India to experience it’s spiritual side, either Hindu or Buddhist, meditation or yoga. I thought this trip was the perfect opportunity to take a crash course in yoga from the masters. After a few failed attempts … Continue reading →

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Ashram Beginnings

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Megan

I’m on day three in the Ashram. The yoga is still pretty basic but good. We wake up at 5:20 and don’t eat until after 10am, that was quite hard to get used to. My stomach was grumbling all of … Continue reading →

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Ending India

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Megan

I just uploaded six new locations to The Gallery, bringing it up to Mumbai. Don’t forget to look for page two in the gallery, which shows the last three locations. At the moment I have things set so that only … Continue reading →

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RTW TV Addictions

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Megan

I think I may have been in India too long. I almost changed my dinner plans tonight because I knew that The Office would be on tonight. It’s pretty bad when I’ve memorized pertinent parts of India’s weekly TV schedule.

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Superbowl vs Yoga

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Megan

While checking email here in Alleppey, Kerala I’ve just learned that The Chicago Bears are going to be in The Super Bowl. I remember the last one well… It was 1985/86 and I was in elementary school. Walter Payton was … Continue reading →

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Site Updates: India

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Megan

I’ve been getting a handful of bounce-back messages from subscribers, so I hope no one’s missing out. For those non-subscribers, I’ve post-dated a post about New Year’s in it’s appropriate place here. The gallery has been gradually being updated while … Continue reading →

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