Day two of travel diary

So it's 6:48. We have arrived and came to stop number one in late morning. At the airport we met up with the team from Seattle, one member of which is my dear friend Paz. We met in the airport the Ohio Team and Seattle Team and devotees from here picked us up. Although for the conference we will be staying in a hotel provided by the conference, but since it doesn't start till tomorrow for tonight we have taken up residence in a devotee's apartment. Since these devotees all younger bramacharinis know of the relationship of teenage girls, we were given our own room in the basement. After walking to the mall (which is just across the mall parking lot from the apartment) and goofing off in bed, bath, and beyond. Then after buying placemats (they pretty and bamboo, and only two bucks) we went home and hung out in our room, which we completely changed around and made beautiful. So then we made good use of my fathers Netflix account and then were hurried into getting ready for the temple. In between these things I practiced my speech. After all the craziness of hurry up! We have to leave! Only Paz and I went to the temple along with her mother. So we sat around then watched Satsang then sat around, then ate, then sat more then feel asleep, then sat. It's now almost eleven their time, meaning two my time. Ahhhh sooooo tired! I have been up since three thirty am!
In any case Finally someone took pity on us and begged us (that is Paz and I) a ride. So then after another few hours (ok fifteen minutes, but it felt like forever) we are finally in the backseat coming home. The two sleeping bags on the floor of a basement room never seemed so inviting.

It's 2:22 pm the next day. I havnt had time to post the blog entry, so I am continuing yesterday's on my iPod notes. Today has been very productive compared to yesterday. After getting up at a decent time after staying up so late Paz and I ate breaky provided by two devotees and got ready for the day. More then anything, so far this trip (after the arrival) seems like a family reunion. Many of the people I met when I stayed in India four years, and Toronto last year, are here. it's so fun to see everyone again, after the morning crazies, Paz, her I brother, two other devotees and i piled into a car and drove to a parking lot. I'm not kidding. From what I have been told at the end of this conference there is a mela, or festival, which includes a parade with floats. There is a competition to see how has the best, and we have gotten serious about in our float is a traditional looking mini temple. Paz and ingot the job of painting as I type this (sitting in the car on a break) my hands are literally covered in multi-colored paint and my toes are completely silver, green, and purple. Here is a picture of what we have so far.



Anyhow we are finally back in our hotel. I took a nap earlier at like eight so now I may manage another few hours, tomorrow is speech day! Ahhhhhh frightening. Ok good night all.