Our place in Anjuna

Alejandra and I are staying in Anjuna, one of many little beach towns in Northern Goa. We're staying here so we can practice at Yogabones with certified Ashtanga teachers Rolf & Marcie, and if it wasn't for that I think we'd choose to stay somewhere else. At first I didn't like Anjuna much at all. It's a party scene, quite different from the rest of India. Things are so spread out that you need a scooter or a taxi to get most places and being a scooter-less newbie here I didn't know any of the good spots to go. But each day it is growing on me.

My friend Alejandra is from Costa Rica and I met her at the yoga shala in Mysore. She is very beautiful, smart, and about my age. She has been to India several times already and she's a great travel buddy because she knows her way around. She and I found a great place to rent for a week and maybe longer in Anjuna: a little 3 bedroom house with yellow and blue walls. We are lucky because it is cute, quiet, we are surrounded by locals, and it is relatively cheap for Goa. We have a good bathroom and a little kitchen with a fridge but no stove. We made a little lounge spot on the porch where we like to eat breakfast. I hung my mosquito net over my bed since there are no screens and at night underneath it I feel safe, like a princess, or a butterfly in a cocoon.

Our landlady Lakshmi and her family live right next door and her parent live just across from us. There are two pretty cats and a few of the most adorable kittens but so far they don't let me get too close. The yard in back is funky and needs some good benches to sit in but is filled with nice green leaves. I like our place.