Photos

I brought my camera down to the internet cafe this morning in the hopes of being able to upload some pictures, but couldn't get everything to work together. However, my mom has found a collection of photos someone else posted online from their ashram experience, so I can at least give you a little bit of a visual of where I am, even if they aren't mine...

The road to the ashram: there's a different banner now...
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The dam, a few minutes walk from the Ashram, where the area gets its name:
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The entrance to the main hall where all our classes are held:
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Inside the hall - our class is much bigger, 180 people plus the yoga vacationers, so its much more crowded. The hall also goes much farther back than you can see in this picture:
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The boutique where I work an hour a day for my karma yoga - its arranged a little differently, but essentially the same space. I am usually behind the counter:
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My room - I think this one is lower down than mine, but they are essentially identical. My bed is the one you see in the first picture, only my mosquito net is green and I would never leave it open like that - don't want to discover any interesting little critters in my bed at night.
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My balcony - I sat in that same place just last night to look at the moon!
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My bathroom, only my tile is white:
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So now at least you can have a vague idea of where I am, and I promise I am taking lots of pictures of my own to share with you as soon as possible.

Today I am exhausted... going to run back up to the ashram and try to get some fruit before the next class starts.