My Morning Schedule

June 6, 2009

Monsoon season has officially started. As Alex John, Jen, Krishnan, Alex N., and Bronson and I left the boys guest house last night to go out to dinner, we felt the first of many rain drops fall on our heads for the summer. It was a very light rain, that Krishnan said was a deceiving preview to what would soon be thunder and lightening storms with horizontal rain due to heavy winds. During the monsoon season we are to expect about four hours of cumulative power outage throughout each day – fifteen minutes here and there.

My typical morning has been roughly the following: My roommate Jen and I wake up at 5:50am – usually without an alarm. Our remarkably early rise is only possible because we started this routine the morning after we got here, so when we adjusted to the time difference and shedded our jet lag, immediately forcing ourselves to wake up early told our bodies that 5:50 was the normal time to wake up. If only our bodies knew the truth ;). That being said, I love this change in the schedule of my day. At 6:15am, before the small city of Hubli wakes up, we walk from the Ladies Hostle to the boys Guest House. This has come to be my most favorite time of day. I don’t have to fear for my life when crossing the street and there are less people out and about (people who blatantly stare at us because we look different).
At 6:30am our “counselor,” Rahul leads us in a relaxing session of yoga.
The empty street on my morning walk:


After the early morning I have some down time before the Indian work day starts (usually 10am). I make oatmeal for breakfast and read or go online. I often find myself with nothing to do, which I am definitely not used to. I don’t think I have ever really had a designated block of free time everyday. I think it will be relaxing and good for me.