"Beth and I are now traveling around the northern part of India (anything south of here is starting to get pretty hot). After a 12-hour government bus ride, which bumped so much all the benches fell off the empty seats, we made it to Rishikesh.

Rishikesh is located on the Holy Ganges, and is also where the Beatles came to find their guru (according the Lonely Planet handbook). I thought there would be lots of gaudy Beatles paraphernalia, but just a lot of sadhus, yogis, cows, and fruity Westerners! This is actually a beautiful and quiet place, great for collecting your thoughts and trying out some yoga.

I've had two classes already, om'ing and all for a dollar a lesson. Beth and I also climbed the rocks along the Ganges, and sat reading while dangling our feet in. We even dipped the papers we were working on in a bit, just to add a little "holiness" to our work.

Tomorrow morning we take another 12 hour government bus ride (oof!) to Dharamsala, home of the Tibetan Government in Exile and the Dalai Lama (when he's not jetsetting the world defending his people's claim to their homeland)."