Its been just about a week since I got to Andretta and I already find myself daydreaming about staying back. I have been hatching elaborate, if slightly unilateral plans. May be N could move to Delhi and we could perhaps take turns driving down over weekends. (Or, I could get used that awful night bus.) May be I could rent a house (you can do that on the cheap), write a bit, work on my photography, volunteer, help out with the running of a local business, grow my own herbs, learn some painting from Gauri, get better at pottery, go on hikes... Andretta is all of one winding street and my life here is pretty simple. I wake up, do my yoga routine, Facebook, eat breakfast, and amble up to the pottery. I struggle over the wheel till early evening, bum around till dusk, get a drink with whoever is over at Mirage, eat dinner if I feel like, Whatsapp friends till I can type, and fall into a dreamless sleep. I also endlessly watch the sky and the mountains; they change moods several times during the day. Bright blue morning skies give way to broody afternoons. And it suddenly clears up some evenings, making way for glorious velvia sunsets and the occasional rainbow. Some nights, it rains. Some nights, the moon shines down like a halogen lamp on acid. I have plenty of creature comforts here - I get Comedy Central and Star World, theres decent WiFi, there are books, theres great food, fun conversations, a stocked bar, a good shower. I know a handful local people. I even have an invite to a bonfire party this evening. But there are no cafes and clubs, nowhere to shop at, no one to meet, no friends to tempt me into going out. I know the local kirana shop, the chemist, and the ATM. For the weekend, Im planning to head up to Bir, a far nicer and less hectic Tibetan settlement compared to McLeod. I have found a local cabbie who can drive me there. All I need. Yesterday, when a friend called to give me some media gossip, I knew I ought to be excited. But for some reason, I couldnt bring myself to give a rats ass. I have a week plus to go, but Im absolutely in no mood to leave. I wish there was a better way to end this post, but all I can do is sigh and head for lunch. Tough life, I know.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:05:52 +0000
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