Ambition! Dreams! Friends! What would life be without them? I am one such ambitious person. I have so much ambition and so much creativity, there never seems to be an end to the good things I could do. I go into cycles of project after project and as I go on and on, I realise I am overwhelmed at the end of it. My life is fragmented into too many good things. My attention is required in all areas equally and I always end up doing more than I can probably handle. And then I pause, take a break and that is a Road Trip. Just hit the road and unwind and feel the air on my face as all my worries fade away. This thought of a blog on road trips had been on my mind for the past year. Having done hundreds of road trips and traveled thousands of kilometers by car, I find it to be the most satisfying experience. My husband Chao and me would hit the road at every given opportunity. Those moments of silence in the car, the music blaring sometimes, a quiet nap while one of us drives, asking for direc...
In my short life (don't know if I should call it short or long), I have learnt many lessons just as each one of us does. When we are born we do things as our parents teach us. Then school takes over. We follow the advice of our teachers. Study, read, play. Brick by brick we build our lives and become what we are. Then adolescence and education followed by college and then the never stopping grind of jobs. Life goes on! I was brought up much the same way just like anyone else. But my foundation was very very strong. I can say that today cause I follow the same values that I was taught growing up. They have not only shaped me to be the person I am but have helped me overcome problems all my life. One of them is YOGA! We used to live in Lokhandwala Complex Andheri and I was introduced to yoga very early as some classes were started in the garden and many people started visiting the garden early morning for these yoga sessions. I was 16 then and I just loved to practice yo...