First day at the ashram

- the day temperature was 26 to 32 Celcius. It's hot already!
- got a nice big clean room on the 3rd floor! Dropped off the luggage and went for Chai (Indian tea) for the first time. It was Ragesh's treat to welcome Avelino, and me.

-  heavenly enjoyed the shower after the long flights!

-  unpacked and had a brief rest, I was still "sleepless in Kerala" though.

- went downstairs for breakfast. Ha! Very simple vegetarian food.

- met one of the other students, Bre, she is from Wisconsin but currently an exchange English  teacher in Korea, who got a month off to India for Yoga Teacher Training Course.

- went shopping for slippers, hand soap, laundry detergent (we got a washer!). Bought some fruits and nuts to have in the room for my unexpected hunger ;)

- lunch was at 1pm, continued to adapt the new way of eating (with fingers picking up rice soaked in butter milk and sauce...) and the new diet (vegetarian and plain food) Will see ;)

- briefly met with Bhooma, my teacher, for admin info...course details...

- the hydro had been randomly on and off, therefore the Wi-Fi was also interrupted. You would notice that I might publish couple posts at once, then be out of contact for awhile...

- one very restrict rule was: bare feet everywhere in the ashram so our soles were black like charcoal!  Hmmm, I brought 3 pairs of shoes!  Well, it was just another adaption of the change! I know I would still miss this place after one month time.

- 6:30pm still waiting for the arrival of other students. There would  be 10 of us in this course, small group which was nice to get more teachers' attention.

As I was waiting for dinner and drafting my posts, I could hear the chanting coming from some the ashrams or temples around, not sure yet. Will explore more when I gain back my sleep, get familiar with the surroundings...

- dinner was delicious! It was my favorite among three meals. Didn't know what was in the food they served but I didn't feel hungry, even I was eating small portions comparing to what I ate at home! (Thanks Nirala for preparing me for this)

- met three more students: Jitra, Kelly, and Leja...and few more later.

To bed at 10pm.

The training begins tomorrow 6:30am. Until next time... I am sending love to all.