"But what," badgers a relentless voice, "exactly are you doing out here? What are you accomplishing? What are you getting out of it? And what, oh especially what are you going to do with your life?"

The voice usually stops me. Knocks me down, kicks sand in my face. But this time, finally, I tell the voice to shut up. It's a stupid question, what are you going to do with your life. Setting out to do something with your life is like sitting down to eat a moose. Nobody ever did anything succussfully with their life. Instead they did something with their day. Each day.

Sunrise is birth. Sleep is death. Each day is your life.

Let the moose run. Eat some blueberries.
- Douglas Wood

Thursday, February 4, 2010

We... are... Indians!

though I'm not convinced as I haven't seen any tepees... (inside joke, sorry)

But! We are in India! Varanasi to be precise. After a long and sleepless bus ride, we've finally made it into long-awaited India. So far my first impressions are a little underwhelming. Like China, I assumed that as soon as I entered the country I would be surrounded by a swarming mass of humanity. However, like China, I wasn't.

Parts of me are glad that I am getting used to life in the east. I don't get annoyed by the constant pressuring of touts and rickshaws. However, sometimes I wonder if I'm becoming desensitized and a little complacent about life here. We often see groups of people who seem to have just arrived from the western countries and life seems so new and exciting to them. Mostly I just sit there smugly watching them and hoping that I don't look like them, but on occasion I am envious of the freshness and newness of life around them.

Such is life I suppose. Anyways, I'll be able to romanticize all the things I've done later when I return, so it will all sound so fresh and exciting. What a joy memory can be...!

However, a new country always holds a certain excitement to it, and though India seems much like Nepal right now, I'm sure it has much in store for us. Reading about India in our trusty guidebook has made me realize that my trip is ending shortly. What to do in India for a month?! This is our plan for the moment:
- few days in Varanasi
- couple of days in Bohdgaya (place where the Budha was enlightened)
- few days in Agra (Taj Mahal)
- few days in Dharamsala (Tibet government in exile)
- few days in Rishikesh (Hindu place... don't know much about it)
- maybe a day in Delhi
- few days in Mumbai
Another cool thing I'm looking forward to is that on my way to Brussels, I have a 22 hour layover in Cairo, giving me an opportunity to see the pyramids.

So if you have any advice on what I should do for the next month, let me know.

Peace,

Kyle
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