Christmas Day 2008, and the last of my quality time with direct family. Just 8 days until takeoff, and flicking through Graeme Montgomery's 'Mysore Style' book, earlier today really brought home that this is finally going to be a part of my life. Things didn't feel this real, since the visa popped through the letter box a few days ago.

There have been a few negative murmerings, "oh it's going to be too busy", "you'll be queueing in the mid-day sun" but whatever. I'm finally getting back to the source, and finally going to find out what drives all of the amazing teachers that I have had the good fortune to work with in recent years, and to find out what it is that pulls them back to Mysore, in most cases, annually.
Anyways, I promised myself that I wouldn't fill this blog with idle chit chat, and that I'd keep it as a diary, that anyone interested could share, enjoy and maybe even benefit from. It's going to be my first time in India, so some of it could get a bit flowery. But, I've seen Asia, so I'm cool with 'motorbike economies', and I've seen Dhaka, so I'm prepared for witnessing poverty. I will try to keep it interesting.
Merry Xmas!