Travelling Through Singapore August 25th, 2009
My journey to Auroville began in October. I flew out of Los Angeles around 1:30pm, via Singapore Airlines, and arrived in Taiwan about 12 hours later. After a three hour layover, I re-boarded my plane and flew to Singapore which took about 6 hours. While at Singapore airport, I had about 8 hours to rest, shower and dine. I decided that was enough time to take a little tour or just walk around the city. I reserved a room at one of the Singapore Hotels in case I got tired of wandering around. I did get a little tired, so it was nice to take a nap in my hotel room.
Then I took another plane to Chennai, about a 4 hour flight. Chennai was formerly called Madras. Upon arriving in Chennai, I travelled approximately 250 kilometers to Aurovilli via a taxi. I arrived at the Verite’ Community on Wednesday, October 16, around 4am. I will be staying in Auroville for two weeks. It was a long flight from my home in Los Angeles to Auroville, so I want to take the time while I’m here to discover if this is the community I’ve been looking for. I’ve spent a lot of time searching on the Auroville website preparing myself for my journey. The fist thing which impressed me was the fact that the founding of Auroville in 1968 was officially sponsored by both India and UNESCO. UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was started on November 16, 1945. This specialized UN agency builds classrooms in devastated countries and restores world heritage sites and publishes scientific breakthroughs. Yes, this sounds like the right place for me. To help build education, social and natural science, culture and communication are the means to build a far more ambitious goal: to build peace of mind in men.
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