Day of Transition

 Oct 30.  I arrived in Pune around 7 am, after an 8 hour flight from Pittsburgh to Charlotte, an 8 hour flight from there to Frankfurt, 7 hour layover, an 8 hour flight to Mumbai some waiting, then a four hour ride from Mumbai.  I am  in and out of wakefulness, trying  to see something on the way to Pune, but it is still dark.  Looked forward to crashing as soon as I get to my hotel, but...they didn't have my reservation.   So I thought, why not go to the apartment I am supposed to stay starting tomorrow?  It is just a half-mile away and my suitcase rollers still work.  I can't check in until noon anyway.  The apartment is just across from the Iyengar Institute, so I know how to get there, mostly.  I get a couple of good tips from the outgoing tenants, where to have lunch, etc.  I go back to the Hotel where I run into a colleague from Wisconsin having breakfast.  She suggests I sign up for classes at the institute right away, since their office closes at noon, so I do that.  The fog is getting thicker and thicker, but luckily I can now go back and have a rest, after about 40 hours of traveling.  It was lucky I got to do some yoga at the Frankfurt airport. 

Some familiar sites--very few traffic lights, currents flowing from several directions at once—have to pay attention!  Have to walk on left side of sidewalk, just like road traffic; temperature is a comfortable, 90 deg F in the day, about 75 F in the evening; wary of mosquitoes, a few around, mostly in the evening.   

Oct 31.  Settled in my flat (-apartment), first class at the Institute tomorrow morning at 7 am!

Traveling

The sun is rising at 2 am...in Frankfurt and my brain is moving about 1/2 speed.  Ok, it is 9 am here, and I have a few hours to get used to this time zone before going on to Mumbai.  Got started Thursday at 8 am from Morgantown, so it will add up to about 35 hours of traveling before I get to Pune. I think I'll need a long nap when I arrive Saturday at 6 am (their time). 

So far no major mishaps traveling, which is no small thing--given my history...

Pre-Trip

So much to do at home before going, at the studio and in preparation for being there!  Leaving in one week, thinking about mosquito netting, cleaning gutters, raking, how much I'll miss teaching yoga, how much I'll miss home, how much reading I'll (hopefully) get to do...better not pack too many books.