finally

well, no worries, friends.

the blogger website has been causing me much frustration these past few days and i just couldn't dign on no matter what! SOOOOOOOO frustrating and annoying.

but all is fine. i am ready to come home. i actually tried to change my ticket but i couldn't. so...2 more days here, 2 days on the train, 2 days in delhi, then i am back. wow, i am REALLY looking forward to coming home!

the beach is fine. kora and i moved north up the coast to colva beach. there are tons of indian tourists here which makes for a nice change in flavor. they are very funny in their beach behavior. they will all hang out near the ocean, like 500+ of them, and be screaming with delight about he waves. them men all strip down to their brown underwear and the women (some) get in the water fully clothed. it is very intersting to see piles upon piles of shoes on the beach, guarded by some grand mother.

it has been good to connect with kora. we have had lots to talk about and it is really nice to be able to share observations with someone.

interstingly enough, at our hotel, someone scratched in the concrete walkway "lisa has big tits". we find this hilarious. who cares if lisa's tits are big? i would think it is more interesting if they are "nice" or "saggy" or something. plus, sis a foreigner do this, or did an indian? every time i walk over it i laugh.

kora was drying her long sleeve button shirt in varanasi out the hotel window. she went away to eat and came back to find that the monkeys had removed every single button from her shirt, including the cuffs! this also makes me laugh every time i think about it.

i am having trouble sleeping...for the last 5 days or so. waking up in the middle of the night totally redy to get up. this sucks.

i have been trying all kinds of fish dishes. last night i had red snapper, which is actually a fresh water fish. it was grilled wit lemon jouice, garlic and butter and was delicious. also very $$, about $10US. but it was my fancy dinner. i had some mackerel curry which was interesting, and a tuna fish sandwhich with the crusts cut off. other than that i have been sticking to my porridge. well, we did get an ice cream cone, the kind that comes prepackaged that we used to have when we were kids...the best thing was that at the bottom of the cone they had put a raisin to keep the ice cream from leaking out. what a good idea! and it tasted really good with the vanilla ice cream!

i am spending most of my time embroidering. it is turning out very nicely. i think today i am going to hunt down one of the rabari tribal women who sells stuff and see if someone can show me how to sew in the miroras like they do. i don't have a mirror with me, (i do in delhi), but i can use a shell or somethign for practice. i hope to find someone! i find i actually really enjoy this embroidery, and i am glad i have it for my 41 hour train ride coming up and also my 20-some-odd hours i will have flying home.

a pop-up ad keeps coming on my screen for indian arranged marriages. how interesting.

well, folks, that's about it for now. all is well, i am just anxious to gt home and back to real life and family, friends, and love!

hugs
jo