Back home.

I've been in Denmark the past 26 hrs. Its weird to be back home again - you see your country with prom a new perspective. Denmark is so neat and clean - and quite empty! There's hardly anyone on the streets or anywhere else for that matter... But as much as i miss Mumbai and the people there, it's still really nice to be at home.

My parents, grandmother and my best friends picked me up in the airport, we drove home and had brunch, and during the day a lot of people stopped by to greet me welcome. The bags that didn't make the connecting flight from Munich reached only 8 hrs after i had gotten home and all my luggage were then delivered to my home by courier and by 7pm i could hand out all my many presents to family and friends...


Good to be back. Odd. But good!

Last goodbyes

In one and a half hours i'll be off to the airport, im both excited and sad. I'm (finally) done with my packing and have minimized my overweight as much as possible. All day today people have been stopping by to say the last goodbyes. Its an odd feeling and what i really want now is just to jump on the plane and be home.

I cant wait to see everyone in Denmark again! So thanks for an amazing year - India has been kind to me. But now it's time to go home.

Thats all for now, next post will be from Denmark.

- Maria

50-something hours 'till departure.

Today its thursday, saturday evening Christian and i will one again be bording a flight, this time going the other way. I'll be leaving India and coming back to Denmark. Im really feeling torn, I've become very attached to Mumbai and the families and friends i have made here. On the other hand, im really excited to go home... I never before knew that it was possible to feel so strongly about to complete opposite things at one time!

I've started finishing up everything here, everyday im going for goodbye-lunches or -dinners and i just took my power yoga exam yesterday - I am now a yoga teacher, graduated with a 96% (A++). Im really happy with that! Also in the orphanage where Marion, Clemence and i have been volunteering as english and french teachers for the past month we are giving the last lesson to the girls tomorrow. My district chairman, Ramon Abrol, had all the remaining inbounds over to his house for a farewell-lunch and we were all just enjoying ourselves, looking at each others blazers and eating pizza and paneer.