seren'dipitously small world

Not much time for blogging, but I had to write this funny small-world story:

In an internet cafe in northern India, I met the guy who had my Ithaca phone number before me. It turns out, he also teaches at the yoga studio I taught at (in Ithaca), and such, and such.

When I first got my phone number (607.229.4228) two years ago, I kept getting texts from people I don't know, "Hey man, what's up." I would respond by informing them "this phone number has switched owners." Once, one person texted me back, rather sociably, "you'd love Jaya, he moved out to Lost Valley in Oregon, here is his email address." I thought it was strange to receive information like that over a text message, especially since my last experience with calls for previous-phone-number-owners (my Olympia number) were creditors calling to collect a debt (Joyce, whoever she is, must have owed quite a bit of money).

Anyway, at an internet cafe in McLeod Ganj, I overheard someone next to me say, "Ithaca," so I started up a conversation with him. It turns out, his phone number was 607.229.4228 before my phone number was 607.229.4228. I love this small world.

I no longer have this phone number, but may whoever has taken it now be happy and well!



Future blog entries:

I hope to write about yoga in the "world capitol of yoga," Rishikesh, my time in McLeod Ganj, and such. For now, I busily wrap up my time in India and am really grateful for my time here.