П.С. Позавчера я получил письмо от Готье, что с ним все Ок и он через день уже заезжает в Румынию.
Ссылка на фотки из поедки -
https://plus.google.com/photos/101257480868382746659/.. А также небольшое описание его поездки, которое он, наверное, высылает всем принимающим его людям:
Dobridein ! Dear friends,
Our journey started there is now more than a year and a half, and it continues ! But with many changes, as you'll see by reading these few lines... still rare in the time ! But let us take back the story where we left it, in India, last January ...
We put down our bags in a Catholic Ashram South India, near Mangalore, to learn to know this country smoothly, because it is so strange for two upstarts like us ... We stayed there for one month , thanks to Guruji Lobo and Miss Tara , sharing our time between various jobs within our reach : the presentation of the trip to several hundred children visiting each class, saying why we left , how it was ( somewhat ) prepared , what we have seen , lived , learned , loved, etc. . With some flute music , a beautiful world map in Farsi and mounting the tent for a practical exercise, we won the heart of the beautiful Indian children ! Sharing our experience is always rewarding : listening the reactions , opinions , ideas of everyone! Then we took care of an orchard : banana, coconut , mango , avocado ... debrousaillage a machete and manual watering , it's hard work ! and we planted a squash plant taken from France by bike ! And after all this way , they have almost all sprouted ! Waste management also interested us, given the state of Indian streets. We painted posters, built a compost, cleaned around the ashram. But we felt powerless in front of the magnitude of the task .
Margot also learned to put a sari , after receiving one as a gift , and twelve thousand folds and turns of hand very technical , it's not easy ! ...
Early February , we took the road to reach the organic farm of Narayana Reddy in the countryside of Bangalore. 10 days rich in learning. His example of family farming with very little mechanization and on a small scale , 4 people for a little less than two hectares, were very impressive, as the homemade shampoo ... diversity and self-sufficiency are here working good. And Narayana , 80 years , is not known in all India for nothing!
We liked the kitchen in this area , with a good variety of tastes, from a base of rice and raggi , a kind of millet, although there is some abuse with the use of pepper !
Our guardian angels then pushed us to one of the finest learning of our trip, Vipassana meditation. On the advice of Blaise , a friend of Saint- Denis , we spent 10 days in a silent retreat center near Bangalore. We came out transformed , with the feeling of having approach of True Happiness , that we can develop the ability to accept the perpetual change of life ... The principle Be happy!
What a joy to take our bikes after this period so intense, with new eyes to the world around us. Crossing Bangalore reminded us of the contrast in India , vibrant , between excess and deprivation.
Direction to Pondicherry , where we will visit Auroville , and try to participate as volunteers. The Auroville project , founded by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother is beautiful! In a world village , built by all nations, people aim at realizing the union of men , physically and spiritually , in the divine harmony . Well, there is still some way to go. But the unique atmosphere that one feels and the meeting of great people are actually worth to linger. We saw all kinds of schools with different pedagogies , full of cool cultural events, including a session vibrant meditative song ! and examples of farming and reforestation that were inspiring.
Auroville as a universal scope , also has the human problems of today. Inequalities are not deleted , and the majority of Indians are on site to work as guards , maintenance staff , etc ... for the people , rather northerners (Europe, America ...) . Consumerism , and money based relationships are also too much present in our opinion . Fortunately we were graciously hosted by the Australian Johnny in Fertile community, lost in the forest ( Thousands of trees plants by early settlers ) away from guest-houses and visitor center . And we met the French Flora and Christian with who we shared a good time to cultivate earth and spirit.
Auroville was also the place where the ankle problems have seriously begin for Margot ! We think it is a tendinitis on the front of the right ankle , disabling pedaling ... The unconscious is expressed through the body to a break in the journey ? Diter, the German masseur helps us think differently about the trip back in Europe, that we imagined quick, to install Yurt in early autumn ...
We fly to Ukraine, on the way back , with this issue in our heads. Other questions : why choose the Ukraine, yet why the plane? Well we do not want to do the procedure to obtain visas again, undergo control of passports, etc ... And we're happy to make a giant step to France , to our dreams of yurt and living close to nature , without coming directly to the house, allowing a few months of gradual return ... the plane is still not our favorite luxury pollutant transport, but we will make this compromise once again...
In Kiev , unable to take road on bikes , we had to find something to do . Our first guests met on the website of hospitality " Warmshowers " help us to get oriented, to take time for acclimatization , Slavic culture and really fresh temperatures for a program. And the Ukrainian revolution in Maidan square , transports us in a wave of violence and madness that we struggle to understand.
We meet the people of the Waldorf School of Kiev, to present our journey to children. Many beautiful meetings , kindness and gentleness were expecting us there ! With Lena , who did the "foyer Mickael" in France , Margot visited an intuitive physician; another Lena hosted us in her small apartment ... and a third Lena told us about the Ukrainian folk music.
And finally we decide to hitchhike to a biodynamic farm in the west part of Ukraine, Potutory near Berejani , letting Margot' ankle time to rest a little. This farm of 300 hectares , small dimensions for Ukraine, supported by a Swiss association, is installed in buildings full of asbestos from a former kolkhoz where 400 cows were parked in the barn all year .. . Enough place now for the 50 cows of today ! Other volunteers from Switzerland were there , Julian journeyman carpenter and Gunda who looks after the garden , to welcome us. We took pleasure to discover the life of the Ukrainian village , where everyone has his fields and make reservations for the winter, where fishing is the national sport, and where ladas have not quite replaced horse carts yet . Rainer Sax joined us to make the biodynamic preparations , to cover 300 hectares ! With him, we learn how to make preparations of silica, horn dung and compost preparations... Awesome!
After one month Potutory , the foot of Margot is a little better , so we return to Kiev for the real life test of cycling. In the rain, the first day is crucial , and it's not good! The pain returns quickly , caused by the movement of the foot on the pedal ... a little despairs , we return to Kiev and Margot prepares for returning home by train, while Gautier will go by bike. That's the change we talked about at the beginning of the message! For the first time since leaving France , we separate more than one day , and for three months !
Eachone on his side, we go to other experiences ! By saying that maybe we can find ourselves back in Germany or elsewhere to finish this long journey together. We do not arrive in France in the spring as planned, but it is only postponed , perhaps for this fall!
Suddenly Margot is now back in France, in Ariege after a long train trip , 2 nights and 3 days! loaded with all the winter and various cycle stuff. Through Kiev, Warsaw , Berlin, Paris , Reims for a little break of a few days with Grandma and finally Reims / Toulouse.
And then take care of the ankle, find back the whole family , habits that seem familiar but at the same time , distant and foreign .Spring is there with its colors, plants in full effervescence and all parties that bloom from everywhere to celebrate the joy of living ...
And Gautier in Romania , pedaling in the Carpathians , enjoying a beautiful spring full of life force, colors, warm encounters ... an open path to destiny !
We hope to hear from you soon very, and hope that you find your way in love, peace and harmony !
See you in LIFE!
Margot and Gautier