tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353526832011-07-03T04:59:38.288-07:00Journeying to be stillMy journey in India starts with a lot of noise, love, comfort, family but I venture on to Osho where I plan to take a journey inside and be still and at peace :)Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-47784052461161173092008-03-27T01:08:00.000-07:002008-03-27T01:26:56.857-07:00I am amazed at this experience of life I'm living right now....and right now is all that matters(although when I think of the future, it only excites me and takes me away from my center). After the filth I witnessed in Varanasi and after spending 4 longest hours of my life on the train station in Varanasi waiting for the ever elusive train to take me to Delhi, I was ready to right India off Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-77637638189496862008-03-02T21:16:00.000-08:002008-03-02T22:04:33.617-08:00WOW! My last post was almost 5 months ago. A lot has happened in the last 5 months, both in the spiritual world and my physical world. I am not much into sharing my inner journey any more. It's becoming more and more personal and intense and I feel that sharing such experiences tend to leak my energy. Just want you guys to know that i am happier and stronger than I've ever been before. I still Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-17898084965925632822007-10-11T06:02:00.000-07:002007-10-11T06:05:07.361-07:00Well, I was going to write about the adventures of Crazy, Guava and Sponge in London but I couldn't do it justice like Crazy did. So if you wanna know what happened to me in London, please click on the link below.http://crazyschronicles.blogspot.com/2007/09/well-it-looks-as-though-i-left-off-on.htmlRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-64539360327167765092007-09-27T05:20:00.001-07:002007-09-27T05:39:51.915-07:00With a very very very heavy heart I bid goodbye to Israel.What a lovely 5 weeks I've had. All my life I had so many illusions about Israel...not a country I wanted to visit. I have collected so many beautiful memories of so many beautiful places and lovely people with open hearts and not such "jewish" habits!Highlights of my trip:Watching the sunset over the desert and the color of the red JordanRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-27962713355994605042007-09-09T07:19:00.000-07:002007-09-09T08:08:49.223-07:00Med sea to Dead sea to Red SeaAfter a lovely breakfast with Nir and Dana (Eran's lovely friends) we left our apartment on the banks of med(iterranean) sea enroute to Dead sea. Dead sea is so crazy. It is lower than sea level -400 meters. How strange is that. Also, it is the saltiest sea in the world. So, we arrived at the there at around 6 pm. Spent the evening hanging out with one of Eran's Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-47930568354603957292007-09-09T06:37:00.000-07:002007-09-09T07:19:40.839-07:00The Big Fat Jewish WeddingMe and Eran got up early on thursday and started our long journey (2 hours) to Eran's parent's house in the North. Apparently 2 hours is considered a very long drive according to Israeli standards. I understand that now having travelled from the northern most point to the southern most tip of Israel. It takes 6 hours to go across the country. Considering what a small Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-88480204901922039552007-08-24T03:56:00.000-07:002007-08-24T04:31:06.440-07:00Happy Birthday to me :)Thanks a lot for the lovely wishes from all of you lovely people. It was so wonderful to open my email account and have it flooded with love from you all. I feel very loved...both on hotmail and facebook :) So, here is my story now...I arrived in Italy in the most roundabout way as possible. 5 countries and 24 hours later, I arrived in Florence to find myself in a rainy andRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-10202635862406378252007-08-09T08:32:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:17:44.833-07:00And let the next adventure begin…..The time has come to bid farewell to the beautiful city of Vancouver. I arrived here, with much reservations, on July 3rd. I had very good reasons to be a little hesitant about coming to Vancouver. The city had been the source of a lot of pain and heartache over the last 7 years. I felt like I was ready to take my new tools that I had learned for a test drive. Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-78433418088830775312007-07-14T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-14T12:11:19.183-07:00Guess who is back in VanCity. Yes, after having fallen off the face of the earth for the month of June, I decided to drop by and say hey. I was in Tuscany, Italy for a month in a little village with one computer for internet access. Even that computer was very moody and lethargic. So after going through some withdrawal for the first week, I actually quite enjoyed not having any connection to the Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-74730497718215612662007-06-03T02:07:00.000-07:002007-06-03T02:58:14.522-07:00Prego! MamaMia! Cappuccino! The land of Gelato...that's where I am now.No more cows, no more shit, no more bumpy roads that make your bones and your teeth rattle, no more garbage that smells so intense that you can literally taste it, no more signs advertising yoga, reiki, meditation. I arrived in Frankfurt and was to meet my lovely friend Evi there. I got out of the plane and was amazed at the Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-9357536244123712912007-05-15T00:31:00.000-07:002007-05-15T01:39:03.048-07:00Real India travelling....Can I say how happy I am to be out of Nepal...finally!!!! Kathmandu tried real hard not to let us go but we fought a tough battle and made our way out...and that too in style! To make a long story short, we arrived at the airport in Kathmandu to take our flight and were informed that there were not enough people on the flight so they decided to cancel it. We were promptlyRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-23969787294643428972007-05-05T02:30:00.000-07:002007-05-05T03:34:54.735-07:00 Goodbye Nepal, Namaste India all over again...Said our goodbye to Arun, tatoo boy, and now it' s just me and Eran making our way to the Himalayas in India. Should be fun...I like how chilled travelling is with him. We have a lot of fun together and since he's so young, he can keep up with me. LOL! I did tire out both the boys when we went trekking last week. We completed our circuit which was Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-6656040833093366822007-04-23T03:08:00.000-07:002007-04-23T03:30:26.592-07:00In Nepal at the moment with Shrek and the Cat…obviously that makes me donkey!! That's what we are calling ourselves….Arun is Shrek, me donkey and Eran is the Cat. We left Pune on Friday the 13 th for Delhi. In Delhi, we treated ourselves to a five star hotel for one night. It was absolutely lovely to take a break from all the meditation and enjoy the luxuries this beautiful world has to offer. I Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-37041251425896704222007-03-31T22:37:00.000-07:002007-03-31T23:23:30.394-07:00Just call me Rose, Mystic Rose!3 weeks of laughter, crying and unbelievable silence and it's all over now. Now we just sit back and let the rose bloom. They say it keeps blooming for months ....lets see what happens. In the meantime, its getting bloody hot in this city. So hot that you take a shower, and by the time you step out and dry yourself, you are wet again....with sweat!! It's horrible. IRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-47150670802659488582007-03-20T00:07:00.000-07:002007-03-24T03:20:42.712-07:00On a lovely starlit night, soft breeze flowing thorough my hair, surrounded with people from all parts of the world esp Israeli Jews, I watched Borat! Wow, what an experience that was! We had a great laugh all together at the stupid Americans. Infact, on the next variety show nite, one of the funniest guys I've ever met, also a jew, is gonna perform a skit as Borat! Can't wait....Wawawewa!!!!Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-89256313371033032872007-03-20T00:06:00.000-07:002007-03-20T00:07:36.539-07:00Lemme start with a real funny joke Osho told yesterday: One day the pope is doing a crossword puzzle and he comes across a clue that stumps him. He asks his pastor, "do you know a four letter word used to describe a woman that ends in unt?" The pastor says "aunt". And the pope says, "yeah, that's it. can i please have an eraser?" LOL! Every evening we go to the meditation auditorium to listen to Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-71350942804195871902007-03-08T09:19:00.000-08:002007-03-08T09:30:47.318-08:00I am still flying high and loving every minute of what I now know life is all about. Finally, I am totally and utterly free. I am soooooo lucky, so blessed that God gave me so much. I think every good deed that I’ve ever done in my life has paid off for now I have found this beautiful place. To have financial freedom, to have freedom from society, from work and finally to have freedom from the Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-46284008714625715392007-02-19T23:02:00.000-08:002007-02-19T23:07:34.755-08:00I finally found my G-spot!Lol! Yes, once you find your G-spot, you cannot stop the convulsions that spread all over your body. No, I am not talking about my sexual G-spot. Osho calls your G-spot your Giggling Spot. I swear when that gets activated, you just giggle until you have tears in your eyes and your body just goes into convulsions. What can I say about this place. Sometimes I feel so Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-41264178534988550872007-02-12T22:39:00.000-08:002007-02-12T23:25:29.255-08:00Ahhh.....the world of Maroon!!!!So, i've arrived in the land of maroon. The first day in Pune I had to stay in a hotel, so I treated myself to 5 star! Love 5 star after 4 long months of hostels...some too shity to even get one star (I feel your pain Brett). So at this lovely 5 star hotel, I met a man within the first hour of being there. Nice English dude living and working in Pune. We decided toRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-21939759501375453872007-02-08T21:31:00.000-08:002007-02-08T21:51:50.015-08:00One more sleep...How long have I waited to go to Osho now? I think it's been atleast 2 years. Finally, set out tomorrow morning....early at 6 am. Train to Delhi and then flight to Pune and a rickshaw to the ashram. To the land of maroon! Apparently you can only wear the color maroon while you are on campus...even your bathing suit and work out clothes have to be maroon. Sounds a bit gay...but Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-54191604735593360912007-02-05T21:23:00.000-08:002007-02-06T04:34:59.023-08:00Still in shock....Spent the entire day yesterday walking around like a zombie. A day full of tears, restlessness, pain, anxiety and fear! Everytime I close my eyes I see Karam's face! A question that begs to be answered is what is this life for? We live our lives planning so many things, collecting material goods, forming relationships, getting married, having kids and then we all die. We all dieRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-20748722201580544122007-02-04T22:47:00.000-08:002007-02-04T23:17:39.842-08:00The phone call...How many more times would I have to receive a phone call like this in my life...I wonder. I went to Ludhiana the other day to hang out with my friends Gini and Vineet and a couple of other friends, Loveleen and Karam, visiting from Vancouver. We all decided to meet up in Ludhiana, a city half way between where I live and where Loveleen and Karam were staying. It was so lovely to Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-79651776692904148132007-02-03T00:49:00.000-08:002007-02-03T01:38:47.230-08:00Peace....has always seemed fleeting, short lived, something I've chased after, something I've yearned...an enigma. Now, this picture speaks to me of peace. Looking at the face of a sleeping baby is pure peace. It is mesmerizing, the look on a baby's face when they are sleeping and the emotion it evokes in your heart. Nothing compares to it.Had another lovely day with the fam! Spent the entire dayRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-79986385605242532622007-02-02T06:38:00.000-08:002007-02-03T00:49:07.875-08:00Spent the entire first day in bed…eating, talking, reading, sleeping, just chillin’!!! Next day, it was off to Ludhiana, a city about 1 hour away to see my friend Ginni pig and Vineet. It was so nice to spend the day with them, catching up on old times. After Vineet left us to go play badminton, me and Ginni went to the spa to get some pampering. After an hour long facial, my grandma can proudly Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-85493142642437773422007-01-30T05:39:00.000-08:002007-01-30T05:44:56.602-08:00CAIO SUD AMERICA, NAMASTE INDIA !!!!So, after a long 17 hours in transit for a flight that should have taken me from Quito to Caracas in 3 hours, I arrived in Caracas at 11:00 pm. Got to my hotel, which was pure luxury compared to some of the shit holes we stayed in. This was to be my last nite in South America. I left the MTV channel on all nite so I could absorb every bit of Spanish music whileRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-74719828312203614572007-01-26T09:11:00.000-08:002007-01-26T09:29:51.913-08:00Restless in QuitoGod, what a day I´ve had! Last nite at about 7 pm, I decided to print out my eticket for my flight today. As I held it in my hand, I read and reread to make sure what my eyes were seeing was true. The fucking ticket was from Lima to Caracas instead of Quito to Caracas. I couldn´t believe my stupid travel agent made such a huge mistake. Last minute I was frantically searching for Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1169758528841012142007-01-25T12:26:00.000-08:002007-01-25T14:37:57.303-08:00Galapagoz or Paradise????If I`ve ever made a decision that I have been so happy about it would have to be to change my plans and go to Galapagoz. I knew it would be a great ending to my trip but I was not prepared for what Galapagoz had in store for me. How does one comprehend something so beautiful, so perfect, so ideal?!? Galapagoz is what mother nature intended our planet to be like...air so Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1168743731064749512007-01-13T18:22:00.000-08:002007-01-13T19:02:11.070-08:00ALL BY MYSELF!!!! I cant believe I just said goodbye to everyone and I am literally left by myself in Lima, Peru. I said goodbye to Sponge Bob....but she`s been with me for almost 3 months now. I cant imagine her not being there, picking on me, making fun of me, being cross with me, laughing at me, laughing with me, being her spongy self. Wow, I cant believe it all went down without too many Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1168431810307602112007-01-10T04:03:00.000-08:002007-01-10T04:23:30.750-08:00Riaisms???...yes, i guess that`s what they are calling it! WOrds in hindi like Hai Ram, Aye hai, oh ho, na kar yaar, kuchu, chalo, so rude, and a few more! I cant believe the goras (whities) are using them, especially the two that I hang out with the most...Helga (Jess) and Sponge Bob (jen)! THe funniest was on the Inca trail when Helga slipped and fell and yelled out Hai Ram! It was so funny. ItRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1168293995805371032007-01-08T13:47:00.000-08:002007-01-08T14:06:44.626-08:00Peru...I feel it´s spirit! I dont know why but Peru has really got under my skin. I enjoy everything about it...the chaotic traffic in the city, the coco leaf chewing people on the street with their green tinted teeth smiling at you, the majestic mountains, the spirituality! I love this country and am feeling it in my blood that I am going to come back for a visit very soon. I would´ve liked to Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1167953207415051072007-01-04T14:18:00.000-08:002007-01-04T15:39:08.416-08:00Machu Picchu...The mystical land of the Incas!!!! Happy new year everyone...hope it brings you everything you hope for. For me new year`s eve has always been a really big deal. A big party, definitely a new outfit, surrounded by friends I love, lots of drinking and dancing. A couple years ago, me and Rick threw the best new year`s party ever. Last year I was in Goa, surrounded by total strangers Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1167306063626664872006-12-28T03:40:00.000-08:002006-12-28T03:41:03.630-08:00Peru, Land of the Incas!!!!Peru has so far been everything I could have dreamed of. The landscape, the people, the spiritual energy of this place is intense! The landscape is so old, some of the terraces were built by pre-Incas. I know it`s not as old as some of the places I have visited in India, but there is a big difference. Some of the places we have visited so far are frozen in time and Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1167305980026359332006-12-28T03:39:00.000-08:002006-12-28T03:39:40.033-08:00Feliz Navidad everyone!!!! It`s been three months since I embarked on this crazy adventure. I remember leaving Vancouver, saying goodbye to all my friends and family and especially Ashlu…it was all so sad and extremely scary!!! I remember thinking why I was leaving this comfortable life I am living with people that I love. But I know why…because sometimes your heart knows more than you do at a Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1166539250891659212006-12-19T06:30:00.000-08:002006-12-19T12:44:29.210-08:00More adventure than we bargained for....So, after chilling out and partying for 2 days, I was ready to feel the adrenaline rush through my body again. So, I went and booked myself for a paragliding adventure. Me, and 4 others in my group got up real early and headed out to the cliff where we were supposed to jump off of. It was about a 2 hour ride where u see nothing at all for miles. Just barrenRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1166381460199550692006-12-17T10:05:00.000-08:002006-12-17T12:03:13.666-08:00From the driest desert in the world, thru the salt flats above the andes to the highest and the most depressing city in the world...what a journey it`s been in the last 10 days. After the last posting, we went to the oasis in the Atacama desert. The place looked like something out of this world, another planet, maybe what I would imagine the lunar surface to look like. It was weird how there was Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1165589603249289012006-12-08T06:10:00.000-08:002006-12-08T08:30:47.150-08:00THE TALES OF GUAVA (my new nickname): So here I am again after three weeks of no blogging...and what an amazing journey I`ve been through..both physical and emotional. I have pushed myself to the edge both physically and emotionally and have come back triumphant!!! I pity the people who dont rise to challenges in their lives for the fear of the unknown, for the fear of losing, for the fear of notRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1164566257403432892006-11-26T09:49:00.000-08:002006-11-26T11:15:57.116-08:002 months today!?!?! Wow, two of the most eventful, adventurous, tumultuous months of my life. Seeing new places, meeting new people, experiencing new things, finding some peace somewhere. Rio to Buenos Aires was a very different leg of the tour. It was more about partying, drinking, and all that shit. We went from one city to the next, with not much physical activity other than getting drunk and Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1163616763447479082006-11-15T10:36:00.000-08:002006-11-15T10:52:43.456-08:00I can´t believe I am done with Brazil. 45 days in this country sounded so long but went by so fast. We did end it with a bang though at Iguassu Falls. What a site!!! We walked right up to Devil´s throat...and stuck our tongues in it...LOL! But yeah, we went right to the mouth of the biggest falls and it was such and intense experience! I was moved to tears. Just being in a place like that..natureRia Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1163444753586274742006-11-13T10:26:00.000-08:002006-11-13T11:13:06.190-08:00WOW! Its been a while since I last posted anything. I´ve been constantly on the move lately. So much to see and so little time. Rio was unbelievable! One of the most gorgeous big cities I have ever seen. I expected it to be a lot dirtier than it is. We flew into Rio on a red eye and were informed that we only have 2 days to do Rio. Got to our hotel and took a bit of a nap and booked ourself on Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1162333425030645102006-10-31T13:51:00.000-08:002006-10-31T14:23:45.040-08:00These days I perpetually have the song `what a wonderful world` playing in my head. Last place that I visited was truly paradise on earth...a gorgeous little village called Pipa. We stayed in this gorgeous posada (hostel) in this gorgeous village. I don´t think I have adjectives to describe the beauty of this place. We arrived after travelling for 12 hours on 2 different buses. Met a guy at the Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1161813951760527892006-10-25T14:38:00.000-07:002006-10-31T13:42:12.076-08:00Spa day? What..in the middle of nowhere? And its free? Sign me up!!!! Yes, it was such a luxurious spa day in the middle of the jungle in Paranaiba. We took a little tuk tuk boat and rode on the river thru the mangroves. Saw monkeys looking for oysters, crabs feeding along the river, lots of colorful birds and fish jumping out of the water. It was just me and Kirsty on the trip with the tour Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1161537441439362002006-10-22T09:58:00.000-07:002006-10-22T10:40:12.120-07:00So, it´s been a month since I started my trip. Wow, where did it go?!!? Sometimes it feels like I´ve been travelling for ages and other times I am scared that it´s all going too fast. But then I remind myself that I am only 1/4 of the way through my journey. Already I´ve packed so much in this month that I feel like I have enough stories for a lifetime. I am constantly challenging myself here, Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1161026075500524342006-10-16T12:01:00.000-07:002006-10-22T10:41:27.916-07:00Rolling...rolling...rolling down the riverYeah...5 days on a boat full of people packed like sardines, with nothing to eat but salad and rice for lunch and dinner, I can safely say I am feeling a bit homesick and tired right now. It´s been three weeks since I have had a proper cooked meal, something that was actually on a burner and cooked and warm. All I have had is boiled eggs, omeletes, Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1160580715144930382006-10-11T08:31:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:52:01.113-07:00Finally walked the Amazon...So, after the last posting we took a night bus for 12 hours, crossed the border over to Brazil, and arrived in the city of Manaus. We are 3 degrees south of the equator now and man is it ever hot! If this is what winter feels like (45 C) then I don´t even wanna think what their summers are like. This city is literally in the middle of the rainforest…so needless to Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1160083261166663232006-10-05T14:19:00.000-07:002006-10-05T14:21:01.176-07:00I almost died and went to heaven…This is going to be the hardest blog entry I´ve ever posted. It´s only been three days but it feels like I have changed so much that I am a completely new person. That´s what happens I guess when u come face to face with death!Lemme backtrack to Monday morning Oct 5th. We arrived at the airport at 7 am to take our flight to Canaima, the base camp for our trip Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35352683.post-1159729496121000932006-10-01T11:47:00.000-07:002006-10-01T13:08:33.850-07:006 days in...another 118 to go!!!!Finally....I spent the last 30 mins trying to figure out how to set up my blog coz all the websites are in spanish. In the process of setting it up I accidently deleted my blog from India :(So 6 days in and I´ve already lost a few unwanted pounds and am already sporting a nice criss cross on my back from my bikini.Flashback to Sept 26th...Ashlu and I took a cab to the airport at an ungodly hour Ria Sikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470744045657161267noreply@blogger.com1