tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post8093092278206371446..comments2023-08-22T04:03:19.879-07:00Comments on It's About The Journey: In My HeadMorgannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776550706129429748noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post-33967008312512954382011-01-18T17:06:39.989-08:002011-01-18T17:06:39.989-08:00Thanks, Everyone....thanks and love from the far s...Thanks, Everyone....thanks and love from the far side of the world!<br /><br />Jen....I love that quote...it IS hot soup!Morgannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776550706129429748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post-69442967104847577312011-01-18T14:45:19.219-08:002011-01-18T14:45:19.219-08:00A pleasure, absolute pleasure to read your stories...A pleasure, absolute pleasure to read your stories about India. You are SO brave. I went to China for 6 months in my younger years and it was such a similar challenge. Enjoy those touchstones like Coca Cola and the Marriot when you need a break - we used to go to the local college's library - they had Vogue in English! Find the "international" store for hometown noshes and even take in an American movie! That way you'll feel refreshed to take in all that new culture and experience. Well done Morgan!kimnyhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072502196809848158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post-45765673298958389452011-01-18T12:58:39.033-08:002011-01-18T12:58:39.033-08:00whoo hoo, you're there and you went out! That&...whoo hoo, you're there and you went out! That's half the battle. I cried the very first day and I was IN the Marriott. It is a total new world, culturally more different than anyplace I've ever been. It's not easy and you are doing great! Good job not giving and not being pushed around. You'll be out and about nonstop in no time, but as a friend said to me, "That's hot soup, sip slowly!"jenhttp://ofjenandkevin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post-18865735069809235922011-01-18T12:35:15.492-08:002011-01-18T12:35:15.492-08:00Hooray for Rajiv! Look at you: landed barely one...Hooray for Rajiv! Look at you: landed barely one full day and you already know the first reason you are there - Thinking with your Heart, Feeling with your Mind - not too shabby, one might even think you were showing off : ) : ) : ) <br /><br />Excellent move going to the Marriott for a break and check in with the familiar (I shall value sitting upon and flushing my toilet far more from this day forward.) There is no hiding who you are (caucasian, Western, female, alone = non-native, likely tourist), which is exhausting, but will yield something important by the end of this journey.<br /><br />You know, even if you spend an entire day at the B&B, you are still doing so in INDIA. <br />Sometimes you don't have to go anywhere or do anything in order to see things and have experiences. <br /><br />Bravely onward, (which may just mean breathing in and out, while trying to smile, encountering your mind and inuring your heart ) xoxo (Deb)evergreenplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375351699389939402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788989046026369967.post-54262847885833929752011-01-18T11:56:11.503-08:002011-01-18T11:56:11.503-08:00Oh, baby. You are so brave. And yes, yes, yes, you...Oh, baby. You are so brave. And yes, yes, yes, you've got to give yourself time. Rest, go in teeny tiny steps. You have lots of time. Take it easy, easy. Don't push. Take care of that girl of mine. Lots and lots of resting. You're on another planet, it seems. And you will acclimatize, I have no doubt.<br /><br />You just got there like five seconds ago. You're AMAZING. A hero already. You blow my mind.Tina Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982100203591837083noreply@blogger.com