New Blog!

Hi Everyone,
I leave for India in 21 days! But I wanted to set up my blog now so I can send it to everyone and make sure it works. I've heard that there will be pretty good internet access, but I'll just have to see when I get there...
I hope everyone is enjoying their break, and Happy 2007!
-Sarah

Saraswati, Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts, embodies the wisdom of Devi. She is the river of consciousness that enlivens creation; she is the dawn-goddess whose rays dispel the darkness of ignorance. Without her there is only chaos and confusion. To realize her one must go beyond the pleasures of the senses and rejoice in the serenity of the spirit. Saraswati wears neither jewels or paints herself with bright colors. The white sari she adorns reflects her essential purity, her rejection of all that is base and materialistic. She rejoices in the powers of the mind as the patron of pure wisdom. She embodies all that is pure and sublime in Nature.