second to last day here

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almost a whole week since my last entry. my apologies. just nothing exciting to tell about. days are pretty much the same, day in, day out. We finished our 12 day course yesterday and had a dinner and open mic night last night. which was a lot of fun. lemon meringue pie folks! wow, what a treat. and what a talented bunch of people. we had some amazing performances, people singing, playing guitars and other cool instruments, and a good time had by all. lots of fun.
today was our first free day and it felt so odd to have no structure to the day. just to come and go when you pleased. i ended up taking a big old nap in the afternoon. it was very hot out so i just turned the fan on and had a little sleep. then mom and i had a beautiful sunset dinner on the beach. the second to last night that we can do that. it was so beautiful, with the stars and the surf. and so we just sat and reflected back on this crazy journey. she has been gone for almost 3 months. that is a long trip you know. so she is more than ready to return home, but so glad she made the trip too. i am going to miss her company. it has been a real learning experience for both of us, and i feel so blessed that i have a mother that is so... daring and adventurous in her 59 years!
what a woman!
so my hats off to her.
nothing else really to report.
one more day here, tomorrow, and then the 25th we fly to delhi and stay a night there, then i will head back to rishikesh by train, and she will head to the airport to catch her flight to beijing and home.
so tomorrow i will pick up my laundry, go for a swim, maybe get a pedicure (i know, i know, since when do i get pedicures) and just enjoy the last day on the beach.
Most of you know of my great love of the ocean. so i am acutely aware that tomorrow may be the last time in a long while that i get to enjoy a tropical sea. it may be years before i am back beside a tropical ocean. we shall see. but i will soak her up, because i will miss the ocean when i leave. something about it so .... expansive and vast. just being near it makes me feel at ease, like i can breathe a little deeper with the sea air in my lungs.
hmmm.
alright well,
i hope the snow is treating you all well. i love snow.
please go make a snow angel for me in the next fresh fall. we are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place as canada.

all my love and kisses,
ang