Sat Nam and no, there is no Chiletown, but I needed a rhyme!

Just a short blast for you, as maybe your eyeballs are tired of the long posts! First off, I am thrilled to read your posts, and thank you and keep writing!  I blasted through Naptown last week,after being in Miami for the first weekend of Mind and Meditation, the Kundalini yoga Level II course following Bolivia. 48 hours to repack, visit with my son and check out the house and dog! Thank you Jeannine for doing such a terrific job with the homestead and mostly with mi pero, Brian!  I ran into Eleanor at Whole Foods and it was pretty funny! I was in there for some supplements and such and there she was.  I left the next morning for Beantown to visit my daughter in college, she is doing wonderfully and her art is blossoming!  I even met up with my college room mate whose son also is in college in town. Here we all are!

Following Boston, I headed to Santiago, Chile on an overnight flight.  I landed in this metropolitan city and found my way to my taxi and then to the apartment in the area called Providencia.  My school is only a couple of blocks from where I live and I have located two yoga studios very nearby. Mi familia esta muy alegre! I am with a single mom and her grown daughter and granddaughter. All women, it is muy interesante!  Today was my first day of school and I am in class with three other women, two from Norway and one from England. We decided to all go to the Museum of PreColumbian Art tomorrow.

It is cold, grey and threatening rain, very different for what their normal weather is this time of year. I hope we see sun soon, it is their spring moving into summer!  So far I walked for two hours this morning to see the area, it is very busy, hundreds of people everywhere and feels more like a city in America, except everyone speaks at lightening speed!!! I can actually hear a very big difference in their accents, but I still cannot understand so much.  I stopped into a small restaurant to eat, and realized, much to my dismay, that is was a Bavarian beef house!!!! Needless to say, I found another place to eat, as they offered carne y muy carne!!!  Pretty funny!  The people also look completely and totally different than in Bolivia. Structure, hair, build, I might as well have landed in Spain. I just find it all totally fascinating, because I do not see this kind of stark differentiation in America.  A true anthropological study!

As I begin to wind down this amazing time of being away, I am feeling such mixed feelings. I see how my heart waxes and wanes, I see when I get attached to things, people, places and I see how my mind can swing and move through thoughts and how those create emotions. It is such a dance and I am watching it a lot!  I am so grateful for this opportunity, and most of all I have been really blessed with so many generous and loving people surrounding me. I miss you all and am very excited that I will be seeing you soon!

Much love,

Denise