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Pretty Soon!
Hello All,
Pretty soon I'll be off to India and France. Check here
for updates!
Posted by Shayn on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 06:33
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Comments by melanie from United States on Tuesday,
February 28, 2006 at 19:00 - IP Logged
i hope you have a great time!
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Another 3 Weeks
In another three weeks, I'll be flying the friendly
skies. What have I forgotten? I've got my visa. I've
had all my shots, purchased the appropriate power converters
and adapters. Reviewed the travel guides. I'm sure there
is something I am forgetting. Mercury IS retrograde
(until March 25). Oh well, c'est tout pour maintenant!
Posted by Shayn on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 16:08 Comments
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Eleven Days and Counting
I have to remind myself sometimes why I am taking this
trip. It is to enhance my Systems Approach Vedic astrology
skills and increase my contacts in the community. It
is an honor for me to visit the land of jyotish (science
of light) where astrology has been studied, practiced,
and taken very seriously for thousands of years. Of
course, it is easy to lose sight of these goals when
beginning to doubt the reason for such an adventure
of epic porportions.
Yeah, there is also the element of curiosity...what
are these other lands and people like? And relaxation.
I've endured some stressful planetary conditions lately
and need a break. So, that's why I go and I will return
a better person for it...
Posted by Shayn on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 07:17
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Stay Tuned!
OK, this is the last post before I fly away into the
East. The bags are packed and I will carry you all in
my heart (at least they don't count THAT as luggage).
A week ago, I was asked by the Professor if I was going
to present a paper and I said that I hadn't planned
to, and that I could put together something. But alas,
he told me not to worry, and instead bring charts and
questions. That I will do.
I will bring a CD audio message from David Hawthorne,
President of the International Institute of Predictive
Astrology. He told me that he anticipates another U.S.
conference this Fall. Yipppeee! I just can't get enough
of this stuff.
At this point, I'll close, but not without a HUGE amount
of gratitude and love to my lovely wife and two beautiful
daughters for letting me go to pursue this dream. I
hope to come back with many insights, new friends, fond
memories, and of course, souvenirs!
Stay tuned to these pages as I log in from overseas
and keep the notes alive with all the adventures. Please
chime in with your comments. It would really be nice
to hear from you...and...thanks for coming along with
me!!!
Posted by Shayn on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 at 14:46
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Comments by Anna from United States on Wednesday, April
05, 2006 at 14:51 - IP Logged
Shayn,
Have a WONDERFUL trip! Safe travels and enjoy the adventure!
Anna
Comments by Julie Carmen from United States on Wednesday,
April 05, 2006 at 06:10 - IP Logged
Hi Shayn,
I am so honored to be invited to share in your adventure.
Fantastic health and energy to you.
Julie
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Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Didn't sleep well through the night. Got going sometime
after 4am. Drove to work to get spare PDA battery. Airport
shuttle on time at 6:30am. Made it to the gate with
several hours to spare.
I don't like Newark airport. Signs are confusing. It
took awhile to find my connecting flight. Then, we were
delayed an hour. I'm glad I found a flight that gave
me plenty of breathing room in Paris before connecting
to Delhi.
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Thursday, April 6, 2006
Charles deGaulle airport is most crowded and confusing.
First, we disembarked on the tarmac and rode to the
terminal in a shuttle bus. That took awhile. Then I
went through customs and that took awhile. I picked
up my luggage and waited to board yet another bus to
Terminal 1 where I would catch a Lufthansa flight to
Frankfort. The security lady gave me a hard time about
my wireless keyboard and wanted to know if I had a "pen"
for my PDA. In short, I'm awfully glad I gave myself
4 hours to change planes in Paris.
The flight from Paris to Frankfurt was short (1 hr)
and sweet. I had the entire row to myself because the
plane was hardly occupied. Relieved, I relaxed until
the next adventure.
Frankfurt's airport was clean and sparse. I was surprised
to see bicyclists wheeling down the concourse. OK, I
thought to myself, this will be "cake" from
this point on. Wrong!
After walking down the long corridor to the wrong gate,
I double backed, went through customs, and was horrified
to see a HUGE crowd at the gate to my flight to Delhi.
I was warned by the ticket agent in Paris that for this
flight I was actually booked as a standby because, apparently,
using your Mileage Plus miles to book a ticket makes
you a second class citizen. Oh well, I resigned myself
to standing in yet another long line to await my fate.
Meanwhile, in my head, I was running the scenario of
contacting Professor Choudhry in India in case I was
rebooked. As it turned out, I was booked onto the flight
in the very last row of a jumbo 747. The flight was
absolutely full. But everyone seemed to be in good spirits.
I talked briefly to an Indian business man next to me
who said that the Indian economy increased by 8% and
that more and more Indians are traveling. This particular
flight, as well as several others to various parts of
India are booked to capacity daily.
I sat next two to German young ladies traveling to
India for the first time. They were obviously very excited.
But the one lady just didn't seem to understand the
nature of the conference I told her I was attending.
There must have been a convention on the plane because
every so often throngs of people would get up and talk
with people in other seats. I was glad to have an aisle
seat because the flight was 7.5 hours long and it helped
to "move about the cabin."
I watched a fairly funny movie starring Samuel L. Jackson
and Eugene Levy in "The Man." In as much as
I tried, I did not get much sleep. In fact, I catnapped
here and there for the entire trip and didn't really
get a good sleep. I was taking "No Jet Lag"
a homeopathic remedy that many travelers had raved about.
I also used Thought Field Therapy to tap myself for
jet lag.
Next:
Arrival in India!
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