Return to the Mountains...

The week before last, we spent the week in Kullu, which a town in the valley of the Himalayas. (Sorry this blog is behind). Alicia did an excellent job of telling of our time there, so check out her blog for more details. I did want to write about some of my favorite aspects. Alicia's blog is www.namaskarsa.blogspot.com.

We went to Kullu videotape a very old teacher. His teachings have had tremdous impact in Northern India. We wanted to get his teachings videotaped so that future generations can benefit from them. The taping went relatively smoothly. Each day we had to hike up the mountain to where the taping was being done. There were a few snags in the taping such as having no electricity one day, the dog that barked very loudly in the background one day, me getting shocked, etc. Overall, things went well with the taping. Of course, right now I am in the editing stage of the video right now. Technology problems have constantly plagued me this week, but that is another story in itself that I will not bore you with -the details right now - maybe I'll bore you with them later :)

Back to the trip... It is beautiful in the Himalayas! I don't realize how much I miss nature until I am in the middle of it! It was a great break away from the city for awhile. I love big cities, but deep in my heart, I am a country girl. The week in the mountains reminded me of that. There is nothing like being in the midst of the King's amazing creation to help put everything in perspective.

There were two things in particular that I loved about the trip. Our hotel (nice and cheap) was located along a river (of course it was quite a steep climb down to it). From our hotel room you could hear the rushing river water. It was music to my ears compared the big city traffic :) One day I just sat on a rock in the river with my feet in the water for awhile. I could have sat there the rest of the week and would have been perfectly happy.

The one other thing that was really good for my heart on that trip was a swing. The hotel had what they called a little garden area and it had 2 swings (like the kind you would have on a porch). I don't know what my fascination with swings are, but I absolutely love them! (I also love hammocks.) I love sitting outside on a swing. So, that is exactly what I did that week. I sat. I sat on a swing up above a rushing river in the middle of the mountains. Life doesn't get much better than that.

Alot of other stuff happened on the trip including our team mate getting hospitalized and getting flown back to our city (she is okay now). Then there is our horribly long (16 hours), HOT bus ride home. You can read all about it and see more pictures on Alicia's blog. I just wanted to write about a few of favorite things.