Team Four:

Today we jumped in our lagoon. After an early morning breakfast we visited a real life ashram. We learned the basic principles of yoga by a reproductive microbiologist from one of the most prestigious universities in India. One of the many analogies that he used involved a lagoon. The lagoon is very much like the rest of the ocean, just as our lives are part of society at large, or so his analogy went. If you jump in and see the lagoon for what it is, you are getting a glimpse of the rest of the ocean too. Through a beginners yoga course we learned how truly flexible an MBA can be. Turns out we’re a pretty stiff crowd. After all of the hustle and bustle described in the previous posts, it felt good to get a stretch in.

After our time in the ashram, we high tailed it over to the Akshardham Temple. This four year old temple was covered in intricate sculptures hand carved out of sandstone. The attention to detail was incredible, as was the sun’s fury. It must have been at least a hundred degrees, but there wasn’t a single complaint from our class of champions.

We ended the night in a posh nightclub to celebtrate Raquel’s birthday. Happy birthday Rocky! The food was fantastic, the beers were long awaited, and the evening was great. This was also the night that the entire class learned about McKinnon’s breakdance and windmill capabilities. Getting home from the clud was an adventure in and of itself. This was the first chance most of us had to ride an auto-rickshaw, and I think it’s safe to say we feel lucky to be here today. It made the roller coasters at the county fair look like a teacup ride. And if that wasn’t enough excitement for everyone, a few somehow ended up ditching the rickshaws for a more luxurious elephant ride down the highway. All in all it was a pretty good day.