Hotel Mass Pondicherry

... so all of the doctors were at a “function” for the celebration. It was nice to finally be able to see a doctor that seemed to take things more seriously.

I read in a newspaper in one of the stores that the 2009 Craft Bazaar was just being kicked-off in Chennai. We stopped to check it out and made it just in time to see the Governor of Tamil Nadu. As he was leaving all of the reporters ran over to take pictures of ...

today I will start with the german version, English story follows afterwards


Nachdem leider meine Tiruvannamalai Zeit vorueber war, hab ich mich am Montag morgen um 6 Uhr mit etwas schwerem Herzen zum Busbahnhof aufgemacht, um nach Pondicherry weiterzureisen. Ein letzter Blick auf den Berg, seufz, aber die Gewissheit wiederzukommen, wann auch immer das sein wird.

Meine Kenntnise ueber Pondicherry ...

... based on spirital well-being really and leading a modest life but true life.

Here is what the website has to say...
"Auroville means City of Dawn. It was founded in 1968 as a place where people of
goodwill from all over the world could come together to make a living experiment
in human unity and serve a greater dream and greater purpose. It is a site of
spiritual and physical ...

... with their time. Heck, if I knew I wouldn’t get fired and I could do whatever I wanted I don’t think I would be real ambitious myself. Having them here has definitely taken some time to get used to. It’s pretty common to walk in the kitchen and see them sleeping on the floor. The other day I walked in and one of them was sleeping, standing up, leaning on the kitchen table. They don’t speak any ...

... the Tsunami. Very beautiful people that deserve so much more and I hope that we can bring a small amount joy to them. Tomorrow will be the first day of work, so we will see how it goes. There will be 6 hours of work each day and time spent getting to know the villagers, including play time with the children. We are lucky to have translators on site to help with the communication. Hope to include pics tomorrow.

... pixies arrived who were total Spirulina enthusiasts and had just finished a course in growing fresh Spirulina. They gave a talk about Spirulina, gave us some dried and some fresh algae to try then returned a couple of days later to help us build a Spirulina pond where we would grow our own Spirulina for the use of the community. The pond was built with alot of love and ritual with the Spirulina being chanted over and blessed and sounds were vibrated into the water ...

... Each volunteer washes his/her own dishes by using a minimal amount of soap and water- conservation is always practiced as well as using biodegrable products. I was so happy to see the Nim tree (the primary Indian tree we used for reforestation and added protein to meals when I was in the Peace Corps) now used as our biodegradable toothpaste. Gardening/Reforesting- This totally depends on what is most important and pressing for that day. One work shift I helped ...

... a game that if played correctly, with a strict obedience it's simples rules, can lead you to some extraordinary places you might never have contemplated entering. We played by the rules, with some hesitation, and where directed to a host of strange and wonderful places. We skulked through alleyways, climbed through gaps in fences and even strolled through a small slum settlement where we were greeted with a "Hi!" from a small boy squatting ...

... the french language. Had our fix of lattes and chocolate cake at Coffee.com, a great little cafe with wifi and internet access. We also rented a scooter and drove to Auroville, about 12 km from Pondicherry. Rajiv had fun with the scooter but driving on Indian roads, even relatively quiet ones, is stressful. Auroville is an international community, described as a project in human unity. They have about 80 rural ...