The Life and Times of a Rajasthanian American Slacker who is supposed to be writing a blog

I have a confession: I'm a slacker. In the "sitting-down-to-write-an-entry" sense of course. I mean, I do lots. (I think). To make a long ramble short, or a short ramble miniscule - here's the tiny list.

Three weeks total in Pondicherry at Sadhana Forest - Amazing

Biked (push-bike) two hours to where Sara and co. (Parents) were staying to have an incredibly scumptious meal (where they make mashed potatoes look like barbacued fish - or thats at least what I thought it was not having seen fish in a month or so because of the vegan diet (Sorry Gerry)). Then biked two hours back in the dark - chased by dogs - and sang really really loud on empty backroads of Auroville (amazing).

Did a pilgramage around Tiravanamallai - the holiest mountain in the south - with a couple kids from Sadhana Forest - and tens of thousands of Indian Pilgrams. We walked barefoot 16 kilometers starting at 11pm and ending at 5am.

Next morning - 7am - left for Chennai - met Sara and Family at the aiport - I left for Jaipur - they went to Dehli. Shared a great veggie biriyani. And found a cookie place.

Jaipur! Stayed with a family - food was way too spicy. Met Sara's friend Rishi - all the sites were closed so I played cards with him and his friends on a rooftop in old Jaipur among dozens kites flying above - locked in constant battles of string cuttings - and bets.

Saw the Amber Fort, crazy Dance Performance, met an Art Dealer.

Next day sat and read, enjoyed oatmeal with bananas.

Train to Udaipur overnight. This city is beautiful. I met up with a painter I met in Goa and he has started showing me around the town. I've already arranged with a couple of painters in town to teach them figure drawing if they teach me Indian minature painting. Possibly live here for a month.

That's the short and brief swimming trunks in the life and times of Jacob Rivkin regarding the past week or so. Till next time. Cheers.

(ps. I used to be annoyed at people who said "Cheers" - mainly because of a pretentious musician from JFJO (Sara will agree with me here), but I'm finding it not so bad after all)