One Week Down

I've been here for one week today. Time to sum up a little:
1. I'm enjoying the yoga very much.
2. The work here is not always very meaningful, but it keeps you busy.
3. The food has not much to do with Indian food. Yesterday we had mashed potatoes. It's very basic and it definitely needs some spice, if you ask me.
4. I definitely need to find an English bookshop. Almost done with my second book already, (Crime and Punishment).
5. Still not planning to convert
6. It's been much harder to adapt to India than I would have thought. I'm not giving up yet.

And some news:

Yesterday I went to a holy forest here in Vrindavan. When Krishna lived his boyhood in this area, it was just a big forest. This holy forest is the exact place where Krishna played and danced with his gopis (girlfriends). And he even now does! The forest area is always closed for the night and nobody is allowed to stay inside the walls. Krishna comes and dances with his gopis every night. If someone would accidentally happen to see him, this someone would go mad or at least lose his eyesight. Apparently even the monkeys come out at night. Whether you choose to believe this, is up to you. I'm not buying it, sorry about that Krishna.

Yesterday we helped in the kitchen and even though it was very hot, I enjoyed it much more than the other jobs I've done here so far. We also got a new work plan for this week. It seems like it's going to be the same as last week. Until Wednesday we stay here in our ashram and help out the way we can (there are still some fences not oiled). Thursday and Friday we will work in the garden. Saturday is free and on Sunday morning we will clean the river banks of Yamuna (if the flood comes down by then) and help in the kitchen.