*SIGH*

After three weeks of being super careful (and super lucky) I finally got the trots. I don't know if it was something I ate at the conference, or perhaps the water from somewhere, but I was sick with a fever all night (and other lovely symptoms which I will spare you from)

Ah well, I think it's good that it happened here in Goa and not in the other places. As beautiful as it is here, I feel like I am no longer in India. It's more like being in some resort town and there are too many shops, bars and tourists. After the amazing spiritual journey I've been having, this is a little disappointing. My fellow teammates seem to have no problem though. But I guess we're all into different things.

My host family has been great. They gave me medicine and have really been looking out for me. And I have a Western toilet and shower here -- there are so many things I will never take for granted again!!