In India I.....

Slept in a four poster bed

Saw the sun rise over the Himalayas

Drank opium water

Made chapatis in a Sikh temple

Travelled in a pink 'women only' metro carriage

Had a 'Shalwar kameez' made especially for me

Danced to Indian folk music in the middle of the Ranakpur mountains

Had a miniature camel painted onto my fingernail

Learnt how to make masala chai

Rubbed my poorly back on a healing shrine in a temple

Sat in a waterfall

Learnt (a tiny bit of...) Hindi, Ladakhi and Danish

Turned 30

Carried rocks on my head to help the locals build a road

Was cleansed of my sins through water from Pushkar Lake

Experienced altitude sickness for the first time

Rode a camel in the desert

Discovered Harry Potter

Was a puppeteer in a traditional Rajasthan puppet show

Have been on a 24 hour train journey

Have seen snakes, camels, monkeys and elephants (oh my)

Saw the Taj Mahal at a deserted 5.30am

Made a wish by tying string to the tomb at Fatephur Sikri (and will have to return to untie it if it comes true...)

Watched the sun rise over the Ganges River

Partied at the most exclusive nightclub in Delhi

Became a haggling pro

Acquired a new tooth

Sat on the floor with hundreds of other pilgrims to eat my meal at the Golden Temple

Came face to face with an Amritsar road BUT got to keep 3 x rays of me!

Flew into the world's highest airport

Was blessed by a Hindu priest

Was made to sprint down the beach in order to 'let go'....

Gave out supplies to children in Indian government schools

Spent a whole day sat in the sea

Went to a meditation class run by a Buddhist monk

.....and had an unforgettable 5 months.....

Despite suggestions, I won't be carrying on writing now I'm home, somehow I don't think my day to day life at home will be as interesting (Tesco v Taj Mahal?!).  Thanks for keeping up with my adventures, that's all folks! xx