This time tomorrow I have begun the first leg of 24 hours of travel. If all goes as planned I will land in Goa India at 3:20am two days later. If you have ever seen the commercial for Disneyland and the little boy is proclaims to his mother and sister "I'm too excited to sleep!", well this is exactly how I feel. I will be staying at the resort and restaurant "Bean Me Up". I am guessing the owner "Shawn" is a Star Trek fan. I will be practicing yoga at the Yoga Shala, Yogabones. The couple that runs the studio have been practicing for many years and Rolf was taught by the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
A few things I have learned thus far: Getting an Indian Travel Visa is a nerve racking! Especially if you have recently moved. Make sure you fill out the application in full, be ready to have to send them something else and Pam at the San Fran CA visa office is an angel on earth.
Also: There is no way to prepare yourself for a 14 hour plane ride. I have many books and Harry Potter on tape, but I have a feeling that after 7 hours I am going to be ready to be on land. I have an aisle seat so I intend on walking the aisle as much as possible. Other than that I hope I will be able to sleep! Maybe even catch up on the sleep I haven't been getting due to excited/happy mind chatter.
