Sunday 17 February 2008

Bonjour.

OOOpieeeeee, have just realised that i havnt written for ages and ages!
Right so quick low down (is that the right phrase?!) on what i have been up to....
Went to Coorg insetad of Hampi a couple of weekends ago as couldnt get any accomodation in there cs President was visiting?! Coorg was beauty though, a lovely little hill station. We hired a jeep to take us and there we stayed in a house surrounded by coffee plantations. We had gorgeous food there too, was nice. Just very chilled. Visited a waterfall, that kinda thing. Oh and a buddhist temple placey. and we had a camp fire. and our driver was a grumpy nutter. but was funnn.
During the weeks ive been cracking on with teaching!!? trying too. and having lots of fun doing it. then meeting up with people etc. lots of kingfisher beer, yummm.
Some new gappers arrived the other week, we all met them at Hemas house one evening where we had our very own waitor and food that she'd had catered for us especially, was amazing. Hema is a legend. then went to a country and western bar in cooke town and showed the locals how its done. We got that dance floor filled.
Went to the cinema the other day too. was a hindi film 'taare zameen' something or other. wasnt a singy dancy one but was well good. quite sad, had a few tears among my sweet corn snack.! ive got see some full on bollywood films though, they look amazing.
And now i have just got back from Pondicherry which was my first sight of the indian sea. on the east cost in Tamil Nadu. Is an old french colony so everyone speaks french and it feels like your in europe, good food too. was really fun. did lots of relaxing on the beach (fully clothed, always an experince!). walking, cycling, chatting to randomers. met some mexican dude called Mali who had been living there for years cos of this wierd spiritual guru thing they have there called 'the mother' and sri something... cant remember these names! but yeah, he was funny as, told us his life story, we all did a bit of meditation together too whilst listening to mozart!!!? so random.
Im loving that kind of thing here though, everyone wants to know where your from, what your doing here, what u do at home etc. you feel like a right celebrity, im gonna miss that when i get home!!! and you hear lots of interesting stories too which is the most interesting part.
oh and before i forget - caroline, anna, frada - sleeper buses here are WAY better than in thailand. way more spacious, and you can get proper sleeper ones where you can lie down in your own bed thing. bit hard to sleep cos of moving around but no chance of getting cramp which is the best thing!!! lots of indian men farting/snoring though. lovely way to fall asleep!
and this week my plans are... well not really sure!! have been doing some reading assessments so more of that and more going out and more having fun!
and at the weekend we go to mysore and go camping in a tiger/elephant reserve?! all courtesy of gap guru, thank you!! so that will be muchos fun.
sorry that my spelling has been uber crap. have forgotten how to use my brain!!
Love to everyoneeeeeeeeeeeee. leave me comments! missing you all lorra lorra. xxxxx.