twenty-one -- a good life

Bali - on the cliffs near Tanah Lot temple. I'm center.

The last few days have been, well, good. I've gotten back on my walking regimen and started drinking more water (my downfall in the past!). I'm feeling healthier and less lethargic, though I still have trouble going to bed at a reasonable time now that I am home! The slow process of uploading all my Indonesia pictures continues -- not all of them are up on photobucket but you can check out the few that are, of course. I've compared by experience back to a bad break-up; everything reminds of Indonesia. Flipping through the channels yesterday, I landed on the ridiculous QVC network (you know, the channel that sells random things), and they were having a special on Indonesian silver jewelry. A little old made-up lady in an expensive kebaya and sarong was selling jewelry... which reminded me of the silver shop we visited and where I got my Ganesha ring... and, you know. All sorts of nostalgia.

Nina's "The Great Room Purge" is still in the works -- I've succeeded in weeding out my clothes and two shelves and only have picking up random junk from the floor as my only remaining chore for that task. Then will begin the purge of my school stuff (what notes I need to keep, what notes I can recycle), my desk, and the random drawers/corners of my room. It'll be nice to have that taken care of before we leave to India on the 18th.

It's been three years since we've visited and I'm very excited. Every time I go, I've grown into a different person with a different perspective, meaning the way I see India has changed every time we go. I genuinelly hope my mother will let my sister and me walk into the streets a bit, kind of like we did in Indonesia... but I know Calcutta streets are rougher and tougher.

Yes, the last few days have been very nice, hanging out with my closest friends around bonfires, playing cards, walking, just talking. There's definitely a few people I'd be heart-broken if I lost touch with.

Anyway, we have guests from India coming over today and my room, of course, is the guest room. Time to clean up more!