Mother I'm home...

Om Namah Shivaya,

Last night I changed planes in Amsterdam and almost immediately I began to get anxiety. I went form the comfort of the clean contemporary Dutch airport to the well used, sold out, super jet with tons of Indians and their families. the energy was frenzy on the jet with people running up and down the aisles…it was as if I almost, at that moment landed in India. The flight was fine though…after a while I began to think of how this test of patience would be near and how I would need to accept where I was and what it was.
Then “ding” the test started. the two Indian men sitting beside me drinking beer and farting the whole way to Delhi…Phew! and the one man sitting next to me kept jamming his elbow in my side. Every so often a stewardess would sit on my shoulder wild pushing beverage carts. So i decided to let go. I was exhausted from the jet lag already and felt that if I ws going to let something get to me it was not going to be this.
I finished reading the book on Chakras and balance during this flight. Eastern body Western Mind! It was nice to finish that book its really long read. It was exciting to see that the three upper chakras balancing suggestions were things I’m already doing.
Then we landed…my heart was racing with excitement, Kristna Das blasting in my ears Oh namah Shivaya and welcome to India says the captain. I was the 20th person off the plane of like 400 people. and as soon as I began walking past immigration the energy of the ground filled me up with a serene, subtle sensation and focus that if you weren’t paying attention, you would miss it. I proceed to get my bag and the speakers were playing a tranquilizing melody of tabla  and drawn out rhythmic Aramaic like chants. I stood and was pushed my a luggage cart and then a person and then another and I didn’t care, for I am here…now. After I got my bag I went to get my prepaid taxi to my friends house it was about 2am local time. thank god i printed out a map of the directions. the driver had no idea where to go. When we arrived i was so excited to see my friends name on the address, but I couldn't figure out how to get in. So we called them and they said just go in, but I could not see the staircase. After about 15 minutes I jumped over a car and thru a gate to get to the stair and I made it in. Gauri and the maid greeted me and fed me. they said not to go out today just eat our food here and allow your stomach to adjust. These are such beloved friends of mine!
I awoke to the maid named Radha and tried to say hello. she does not speak English or read so my translating book was useless. Radha made me some chai and an omelet. I couldn't seem to find any TP in my bathroom and tried to ask Radha for some. i felt like such an ass for a second having to gesture wiping my butt to try and ask her for TP. We both laughed and that was that.
I had a look around the house and noticed several books on the yoga sutras and other similar text. I knew then that I was in fact in the right place.
For the rest of today i will relax, do some meditation, make a few calls and emails. Today begins my journey here one breath at a time.
In Tirthji,
Derek