I dont know about this

Its not all bad. But also not all good. I made it safely to Goa. The hotel that I booked at (as recommended by Simones family) is alright. However, its not in the most tourisy area so I'm still feeling my whiteness. Hopefully I'll see a beach I like tomorrow in a tourist area on the bus tour I'm taking. Goa is actually a state not a city, there are several cities and several beaches. I am staying in the capital, Panjim. It is alright, the water is pretty but there is not a beach directly near here. I'm not feeling the greatest as the heat s much mroe than I'm used to. I'm sure glad I opted to pay 100 rupees (~$2.25) more per night for A/C!!! Oh my goodness. Ok, I think I'll go take a nap or rest. I'm feeling a bit dizzy, maybe from the train ride. Oh yeah! The train ride was fine. It was about 10hours. I guess the ride back is longer (12 hrs). I went on the overnight train so I didnt see much scenery. I was the only white girl in my car, but I ran into some of Simones friends so they kind of looked out for me. I slept a little bit. The ride was a bit smelly (my seat located relatively near the toilets...which by the way are a hole that dumps, literally, directly onto the tracks below and you can see the earth flying by under your feet...watch your step!) I had the lowest bunk of three levels so I didnt have to climb up or anything. Then when I reached the station there were like a million auto-rickshaw drivers approaching me wanting to drive me wherever I was going. I went the cheap way and rode on the back of a motorbike-rick (like a scooter) for 80 rupees (about 2 bucks) for the 20 min ride to my hotel. It was pretty fun and since I had the wind blowing through my hair, I didnt feel the horrible heat until we stopped. Anyway, I best be going. The internet connection is realllly slow at this cyber so I probably wont be responding much to individual emails this next week. But thanks for sending them! Love ya'lls, bye