Monthly Archives: January 2010

Heading home attempt #2

You may recall that we had some fun with our flights to England on the Friday that we left.  And now the adventure continues! Lost Purse This morning (Sunday) we left for the Goa Airport at 8:00 am for a 12:00 (noon) flight.  Shortly after we got there and joined the line to enter the […]

Last Day for Vanessa and Sarah

Well, its been amazing to say the least. At first it was a little hard to adjust to all the sounds and and crazy drivers and heat. Now I am a little sad to be leaving. Nancy and her assistants have been fantastic. We have our last talk tonight… details to come. Vanessa and I […]

News from Goa

Call Home I will be going to the German Bakery on Wednesday with Erin.  Erin is one of the group of 8 that came from Halifax to Goa.  We will be calling home via Skype at supper time here which will be early morning in Halifax. Upload pictures While at the Bakery, I will be […]

Loving Kindness

We’ve been doing some meditation while we have been here with a women named Katie who has studied with Buddhist’s for a very long time. She talks a lot about emotional states and the “stories” we create in our mind and how they affect us and other people energetically. Meditation becomes a door way to […]

First days in Goa

We got here on Sunday afternoon.  All of a sudden it was HOT.  About 30 c and we all started to sweat.  We were all given our rooms and quickly settled in. I will put some picture up in a few days.  I am planning doing a photo diary for a day and putting them […]

The flights to India

Well there is lots to tell about the flights.  We had quite a few things go wrong between Jody and I.  Here is the story. Jack misses his flight Shirley and I left for the airport shortly after 5 pm for a flight departing at 8:05 pm for Ottawa. We to get to the airport […]

Purple Valley

We have arrived safely and have been here for 2 sleeps! Its very colorful and warm… ok, hot! They have a pool and lots of shaded beds with colorful pillows to lounge on during the day. The shala is large and we’ve done 2 sweaty practices. Nancy has 2 assistants that help her and the […]

Landed in London – halfway there!

Vanessa and I have landed in London. The red eye was smooth but we slept little. We’re staying at Vanessa’s friend’s place. Took the train from the airport and then found her flat easy. Its about 4 degrees and damp here. Going to a yoga class this afternoon and Hairspray tonight. Meeting Jack and Jody […]

You need a tavel visa

I decided to wait a little while after the shots and passport acquisition before getting the travel visa.  One of the reasons to wait is that the visa time interval is active from the date it is issued to you and not from the date you enter the country.