the return of the rishi

serious realizations have occured and i am now ready to return to my country/state/city/town/house of birth :) man oh man am i ever excited. i will appreciate the west more than i ever thought possible. being able to eat food and drink beverages w/o wondering what is in it or where it came from, and w/o getting sick all the time, will be a blessing i am not soon to forget.

so in ten days time, i am leaving the subcontinent with a pitstop in bangkok, then to sunny southern california. right now i'm in the himalayas, in a tibetan area called Dharamsala. so beautiful and peaceful, so NOT india. a welcome respite from the insanity that prevails everywhere else.

i have decided my future, or rather, realized my true calling. i always knew where it would lead me, just didn't know how/when/why/where, etc....but i am coming home to start preparing for medical school. i plan on becoming an MD/ND (i like using slashes a lot in this post) so i have to retake my prereq's and the MCAT, and i'm so excited to do so. then in the future i will work to heal developing countries and impoverished nations. it's taken almost eight months to figure this out, but it's none too soon.

i'm so tired from my travels, i am really ready to settle down, not live out of my backpack, have more than two choices of clothes to wear, have a kitchen, my family, friends, and cat....and my country. i have so many stories, met so many people, been to so many places, i'm full of my travels. it will be hard to "tell about my trip" but i will do the best i can!

let's just say that now i wake up with the sunrise, don't eat a lot of sugar, drink minimal caffeinated beverages, go walking at least twice a day, do yoga and meditate as much as possible, read constantly, and don't talk all that much. sound like me? it's the new and improved liz. and i'm so much happier and more content. but that is not to say that i can't be put into a room full of strangers and make friends quickly. i am still social and friendly, and way moreso than before, i just realize the loss of energy that occurs in nonsense mouth flapping and eating unhealthfully.

anyway, that is where i am right now. loving the mountains, and about to embark on a serious journey home: an overnight bus trip, five plane rides, then i will step onto the land of my birth. and eat some good mexican food :) man i miss mexican food. it's funny the little things that get you when you are gone for so long. it's only been just over seven months chronologically, but it's been a lifetime and a half of experiences and growth and healing.

much love and light to you all!!

om shanti shanti shanti