The start of my Adventure to Mother India!

I have always wanted to go to India. When I was at a wine tasting for 57 degrees back in April my old preceptor for my Community Rotation and friend Lynne Officer asked me if

I wanted to go to India with her and a group of other people. Lynne knows how much I love to travel and that I have been studying diligently for the Registered Dietitian Exam. I figured I might as well before I become employed! Enjoy the Blog :)

What will I be doing in India and who will I be traveling with?
WHAT I WILL BE DOING is listed down below. I will be traveling with 5 other people. Lynne, Danni, Julia, Tom and Heather (our guide).

*NOTE: here is my contact info since I will NOT have my CELL PHONE with me: e-mail: Carlyhill@gmail.com and SKYPE Account: carlyehill. I will be forwarding all my CELL PHONE calls to my SKYPE Account so you can still call or text me but I will receive them when I check my SKYPE. Also Facebook!

Here is my itinerary:

Day 1 travel day

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
United Airlines # 924

San Diego Lindberg Fld S.Diego (SAN) to Washington Dulles Intl (IAD)

Departure (SAN): May 12, 1:21 PM PDT (afternoon)
Arrival (IAD): May 12, 9:10 PM EDT (evening)
Class: Economy
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View the latest airport conditions at: SAN | IAD
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
United Airlines # 976

Washington Dulles Intl (IAD) to Dubai (DXB)
Departure (IAD): May 12, 10:19 PM EDT (evening)
Arrival (DXB): May 13, 7:25 PM GST (evening)
Class: Economy
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View the latest airport conditions at: IAD
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Emirates # 522

Dubai (DXB) to Thiruvananthapuram International (TRV)
Departure (DXB): May 13, 9:45 PM GST (evening)
Arrival (TRV): May 14, 3:20 AM IST (morning)

This flight arrives two days later.

Class: Economy


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Friday, May 28, 2010
Continental Airlines # 83

Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) to Newark Liberty Int'l (EWR)
Departure (DEL): May 28, 10:50 PM IST (evening)
Arrival (EWR): May 29, 4:25 AM EDT (morning)
Class: Economy
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| EWR
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Continental Airlines # 1626

Newark Liberty Int'l (EWR) to San Diego Lindberg Fld S.Diego (SAN)

Departure (EWR): May 29, 8:40 AM EDT (morning)
Arrival (SAN): May 29, 11:43 AM PDT (morning)

Day 2-6 will be at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram

Yoga and Meditation Hall

Neyyar Dam, Kerala practicing yoga for 4 hours a day. We will be waking up at 5:30 AM (meditation), 7 AM breakfast in Silence and will be doing Yoga from 8AM-10AM... then exploring from 10 AM to 4 PM, dinner in Silence at 5 PM and more yoga 6PM-8PM. We will see how this whole eating in silence goes, haha! I hear it is SUPER HOT in INDIA right now.... BY hot I mean over 100 degrees with humidity. I am bring electrolyte pills with me.

Days 7-10: We will be meeting up with an Ayurvedic Doctor learning about Holistic Medicine and will be getting Ayurvedic Massages. We will also be exploring Cochin, the backwaters and beach.

Day 11: We will be exploring an Indian Village

Day 12: Sightseeing and overnight train ride to Mumbi

Day 13: Tour of Dharvai Slum and shopping

Day 14: Extras in Bollywood video

Day 15-17: May 26th in the morning taking plane flight to New Dehli with Danni (she is on a different plane) and we will be exploring Taj Mahl together.

Day 18: Leave New Delhi at 10:50PM, Friday May 28th and Arrive back to San Diego at 11:35 AM

Annie and Emilio got me a Journal to write in so I will bring that along with me! I am only bring a small backpack and purse. Luckily my Indian Visa got to me Monday, May 10th or else I would have not been able to go. There was a lot of issues with the application process. It you don't have an Indian Visa you will be deported back to the U.S.A. The only electronics I will be bring is my i-pod. Looking forward to letting you all know about my traveling adventures. I will miss my friends and family tremendously.

Love you all > ~Car~

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