Sep. 29th
So, been back for something like 16 days! Really awesome, I’ve missed this place so much, and it feels a bit like home. We started early in Copenhagen an early morning - feeling a bit scared, mixed with happy - and still not believing that the day was finaaally there.
Delhi, the capital was much better than I recall…it was still noisy ’ but not as smelly as I recall. We spend our time in Delhi with my dear indian-family Roshni and Mr. Pradhan, the strangest feeling seeing them again! But so good. My sweet travelpartner seemed a bit shocked, and of course asking once about that smell, what was it - and it is still that mix between lots and lots of currys,mixed with sweat, and shit.. combined it makes the taste of Delhi.
With a goal in my head I fastly wanted to run away from crazy Delhi and Agra… because as a first-timer in India, you have to see the great Taj. So we did. Early in the morning, watching the sunset rising over this amazing palace. We used some time there, took billions of pictures. There must have been one or two indians thinking we were crazyyyy. But for me the only crazy part was, that we were to pay 750 rupees to see this amazing palace - and true Indians only pays 100 rupees. it is fareoooout in so many ways, but it is also just India, being India. and I guess that it is the most beauty part in all of India, and everyone should have the oppptunity to see this magnificent place.
Fastly after Agra, we took the train against my home, my sweet love, my kids, my orphanage, my everything! And suddenly we were there, in the middle of my town! Incredible India for sure!!! Right there with Gaurav and Ravi, God I missed those wonderboys sooo soo much. And I tell you something, my heart was beating so crazy just before seeing them. They are already teasing me again, especially Ravi….. haha!! We spend some time with them, went to the Moonson Palace, which was so beautiful…just like my sweet Udaipur…
Saying goodbye already 4 days after, was hard! Seriously hard., but I will see them soon again I guess. <3 Going against Mumbai, a city lot like Agra and Delhi, but in so many ways so different. We went there to become big BIG Bollywood stars - but did not succed. really sorry! I still dream about becoming a movie-STAR. hahhaaha! Anyway we left the city of dreams really really fast to the place in the middle of India, which is not really India - GOA.
It is our last night here, finaallllly1 Taking a nighttrain tonight to Cochin, the main city in Kerala! Finaaaally. We been staying in this little Hippietown called Anjuna! And even though it have been alot of fun, its time to move on, it is India, but it is not the India I love and care for. The people are different - alot more superficial than the people up north! But we meet some really nice people here though, from all across the world, and it have been cool. not really awesome. but cool…. and def. TAAAAAAAAAAASTY.
Anyway, the russian guy is calling my name and wanna go eat, before we have to catch the train, and we so have to say goodbye to Anjuna and the beaches. Peace. Love you all.
Oct. 4th.
Waaaauw, time runs by quick sometimes. I feel it was yesterday that I was about to leave my dad, my brothers, all my friends, it was not that hard though, because I had something so great coming towards me - India! It dosen’t mean I don’t miss them but I know they are mostly alright, and I am having a great time, and because of this, I don’t need to be the same place all the time. BUT I wish all of you could see all the wonders I am seeing…
With only 9 days left of travelling part I have sooo many mixed feelings. I love the backpacker life, I really do! For me it’s the way I feel that I am truly alive. Moving around that way, with all your life in a simple backpack! wa-uw! But it is also a hard life I guess, but so far its only been great - and I am a bit sad that in 9 days I will be ‘stucked’ in Udaipur for 3 months - but than again, that place have so many wonders, it is the best city! I really love it there, I love the people, the atmosphere that surround this city - my kids of course.The 7 lakes. My house in Bedla, with those two wonderboys!
The last couple of days, we been around in Kerala! we desided to jump of the train, to catch this bus to Munnar! so we at that point had been on the road for 19 hr, it was ok! we slept a big part of it. Sadly we arriveded at Munnar when it was dark, and we were ready to sleep! After of course, dinner and a shower! Waking up the next day was so incredible, surrounded by huge tea-mountains, waterfalls and rivers, we were so reaaady to experience Munnar! The city of Tea! We went around for the whole day - just seeing all these amazing views! Had lots and lots of fun. Top Point was amazingly beautiful! Some day, when I have experienced the rest of India, I will for sure go back there. Next day, trying to catch a bus to Kollam, and going from Kollam to Varkala, 7-8 busride, for something about 7 DKR. (Yes Helle, this is what we want, cheaper busses and trains, thanks) we instead found this cap, who drove us all the way for 2000 rp, which is just nearly about 240 DKR. amazingly cheap India.
Late that night, after I once again became driversick, and we had been stucked in this festival for some time, we arrived at Varkala! this amazing little town, out to the big ocean! so incredible nice! I guess it must be, what our 3rd night here now, and it’s a really cool place, lean back, and just go with the atmosphere. They are playing Bob Marley all over, is inspired by Tibet, its reaallly cool! Last night we were at a concert, really nice! that is something I miss from home, go out and see music! I miss that alot! I also miss all you people… no matter where you might be, Nepal, Denmark, U.S, Tanzania! I wish you were all right here, making this experience with me! Making a trip like this, you can do on your own, but when you come home, it is nice, to have someone there, to share it with, because there is so many great moments, experiences, everything, the pictures I can show, and the stuff I can read, or tell, is just a little taste of it…I hope you all are good, perfectly safe and enjoying the new danish government! Lots of Love .
Oct. 22nd
Travelling is for most people a pleasure, it means time to relax, and do whatever feels right! For me, travel is the way of knowing I am alive, moving from one place to another, for one day finding a place I truely by my heart can call home.
For me, at this moment, while speaking a sudden place in Bedla is my home. Coming back here was so good! it felt like the right place for me to be. right here, in the middle of my love, chapati, pappadan, rice and lots of curries.
Getting here, was hard! it took longer than I first expected! In the end of my big - wanna see south india trip, I forgot why, and it seemed like something I just had to run quickly by, Mostly because I felt alone, I had that feeling of being totally completely alone, even though I was in a room filled with people. But I guess, while traveling you learn alot, about yourself, or the one you are traveling with, maybe it dosent always seems like it, but you do! Maybe you learn that it is better to go by yourself, or maybe you learn to think twice about your travelingpartner, maybe you learn that it dosent matter who you traveling with, as long as you are not alone. I learned on this trip, that I do like, having someone to share my experiences with, but the person I wish to share it with, is not anyone, it have to be someone close to my heart, because if it isn’t, it don’t matter. And I learned that I am good enough to travel by myself, I don’t need a bodyguard to protect me, I can just aswell go and be the superstar whom run away!
I much rather want a person I can come back to, when my travel is over, when I have seen the world, a person I can be close to, whom puts me in his arm, and tell me this is home. Because that must be the best thing about traveling, having someone waiting for you.
Getting back to Udaipur, was just great, it’s been a week already, and I feel more happy, and more relaxed than ever! That kind of relaxed I was searching for, the quietness people go to ashrams for! I have it here, it is a place where I can Eat,Pray and Love!
And seeing my boys at the orphanage was so amazing, I was touch in my heart, when they were able to recognize me. Yesterday I showed them pictures of last time, and it was the biggest effect ever! I think they finally got why I came back, and how much I missed them, how they touch my heart in so many ways, how much I care and love for them, and wishing them the greatest life ever. And of course they are calling me potato already! it feels like nothing really changed, but alot have, the boys are sweeter, and my junglegirls are not here, but it is alright, I knew last time, that it wasn’t over, that I should have stayed for longer, and I think after this time I hopefully can find that love for Denmark I had when i was little….I am starting to miss my bike! haha’ . lets see. Love love, filled with more love, and pappadan to Freja, Corianders for Christina and Chai for Simone.
Dec. 29th.
First of all, I hope u all had a very merry christmas. and before I forget, that u all, will have a stylish and fab. New year’ Me,myself and I will be celebrating in India, hopefully with a Martini asti in one hand. And some kind of sweet in the other one. Looking out over the 7 lakes of Udaipur. It must be the most beautiful view in the world. Standing with a true friend of my heart by my side. That must be all one person can ever wish for. Don’t the wise people say, that the way u celebrate new year’s, is the way u are gonna spend the whole next year ?If so, I already look forward to 2012. I am spending the year with true friends.
Being in India have been great! And there is so much to say! I could say how much I love it here 400000 millions times, and would still not get tired of it, but maybe u guys would. And that’s why I don’t. India is a journey in more than one way. The true journey is finding myself completely. I always been so sure about the person I am, and the person I wanna be, most of the time its the same, but sometimes I need to grow up ( Anwar, porridgeman, this one is for u :P) and learn, I need to learn so much more than I know now. But that is luckly what I want. I wanna learn, I wanna experience life, and take it all, breathe everywhere. If its here, or Denmark, it dosent matter.
I am leaving the orphanage in something like 3 weeks, I am not sure I am completely done, but I feel much better’ bout it, than last. I feel that I am starting to get ready for my homecountry! And a new government. That I am ready to start living my life there, for me! Without dreaming about this place every single moment. India will always be my first love though. Nothing will ever change that. It gave me so many wonders, so many smiles, beauty, and it gave me junglegirls. but mostly the smile. And no matter what, I will always have the memories of a almost perfect life. A life who made me not wanna go to sleep at night, and waking up in the morning with the biggest smile.
Even though I sound ready, and I might be, it is gonna be hard, its gonna be really really hard saying goodbye, because this time, it probably is goodbye. It’s not see u in 7 months, its not just a period of time, it might be goodbye for a lifetime. I need to see the rest of the world, I need to see my friends, I need to go to Mexico, Australia, Tanzania, Morroco, Argentina… I need to see it all, love it all, and than someday, I will go back.
The thing is, India opend my heart, with the key, the key it will always have, and it will always be the one, but my heart is ready to recieve that love from everywhere, see it all, take it all, live with it all - and give back. Give and take, exactly like I got from India. I got so much love, and I hope that I gave just a small amount back to the people.
Ah, what the hell, I am talking, I still have over 1,5 month back! But its the right time, to be happy completely. When I come home I am sure gonna drink Asti with Nadia. Have a late christmas-eve with my family. A day in the park with my junglegirls, Sushi with Mia, Biketrips with Anwar, Shopping with Patrick… and just live in Denmark! Oerhv, I really look forward to that. Before that, take care on 31st, dont loose any fingers, wear the mask, and JUMP as monkeys into 2012.
Love you!
9th of February 2012
So, India gave me life, than India was hell and I waaaaanted so badly to go home. And NOW, with 5 days left in amazing and incredible India, with 5 days left of the most amazing period of my life, I am out of myself, I dont know what to do, and where to go. What happened with those 5 months ?But on the other hand, I am for the first time ever, more sure about what I wanna do, how I wanna do it, whom I wanna do it with.
It is still hard, because I never got to see Varanasi, Kolkata, Sikkim and so on, but I was so lucky to see most of south, everywhere they say is worth going.
I left Udaipur, I left Gaurav and Ravi, with me being the only volunteer, it was even worse than last, I guess because this time, I know that, its not gonna be, see u in 5 months, its more like see u in 5 years, and that is unbelievable unfair. I found two amazing and wonderful guys, whom I adore more than life„ and than I have to spend my life more than 8000 km away. But still, I am grateful, that god gave me the opportunity to meet them, and be friends with them, not everyone is that lucky, and as the world is now, we do have Skype, and Facebook, we have cellphones. The only thing there will be missed, is that important last thing, the human contact, where u look at one another, u see the eyes. Lets see what future brings.
I left them, standing there, couldnt turn around, because than I would fell down, and never stand up, I went to Delhi, where the first people I meet, of course was danish, we might be a small country, but we are everywhere. it was a nice beginning of my amazing see india by myself trip. We had strawberry daiquiri, and it was just kind of familiar.
I went from here to Chennai, to visit Allwin, had some nice and peacefull days, even though Chennai is chaos, filled with more chaos. For those of u, whom been in India, Chennai is like Delhi, but worse, Delhi is still the capital, and there is stuff to do, and stuff to see, Chennai was without this, but I did have fun. which was good. I went from here to Mamallapuram, which was awesome, it was the India I like, it was also filled with tourist though, but I met Alyson, an awesome girl from Ireland, and we hanged out. We were even asked to be in a teaser for BBC, that is awesome, or maybe just what happens, when two beauties sits and chills.
We said yes, and bla bla bla, they called when we just arriveded in Pondicherry, which was crap, it was SO borrrring, why is it that ppl always talks about this freakplace, just because the wine and the cheese. HMMM
Than we split, because I was so stupid to wanting to go to Tranquebar, this danish fort, in the middle of fuckin’ nowhere… we are talking one hotel in the city, and they dont have a phone, which is kind of weird, but I take the chance, and go there, NOOO roooms, nothing, and it was like 8 in the evening, this is not good. So the hotelreceptionist tells me to go to this churchroom ,and sleep there, wtf wtf wtf…
I looked, and I looked, nowhere to be found, so I go in the church and pray. Like from out of nowhere, I find this church-family, whom offer me their house for the night, so there I was, with no other options, and God, just gave me an helping hand, so I slept there, it was not the best night, but I had a bed (without madras) and a lock on my door, I had dinner, and a toilet, I was safe.
I went straight to Madurai from here, checked into a very fancy hotel, and took care of myself, it was going from one extreme to another, like India, constantly is, its poor next to rich, its sweet next to spicy, its ugly looking man, next to the most beautiful in the world, its everything…. but I wanted to escape, no matter what it was, I wanted to go home, and get a hug from daddy, not possible though.
So I said to myself, be strong, live ur life, smile everyday, and make people laugh, and stand up, God gave u legs, so u could stand, SO I went to Kanyakumari, the end of India, only place in the world, where three oceans meet, it was nice, but I of course, on top of it all, had foodpoison, I was in bed for one day, but after, even more determined on enjoying India completely. So I went to Varkala, to meet Emma, stayed for one night,
and thaaaaaan, we took this amazingly 18 hours trip to Mysore, OMG! we had lots of fun, buuuuut it was a long trip, Mysore is amazing though, beautiful palace, if u can : goooo! And than we went to Bangalore, or Bengaluru, as some people choosen to call it. No matter what we did, we laughed and had fuuun. And in Bangalore we stayed at my german friends place, with pool and gym, and everything wonderfull. And than.. it was time to See Hampi, so here I am, in the most wonderfuul place in India, with only one more stop, and crying my lungs out, I miss Gaurav, and I miss Ravi, I miss my kids, but i’ve leearned, and smiled, and I am happy, and I cannot wait to see my friends again , nooooow there is a curfew, so goodnight everyone. See u veryyy verrrry soon.