He’s Really, Really, Really Trying to Like India
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 09.30.04 | 7:19 PM ET
The last time Seth Stevenson went to India he just “haaaaaaated it.” Yes, that’s seven As, which is a whole lot of hate. But he’s trying again, this time with his girlfriend. He’s chronicling his second effort in India all this week on Slate. So far he’s puked a little, sought a little spirituality, and been, in general, quite funny while doing it. “It seems there exists a sort of Hindu metaphysics known as Ayurveda, which aims to heal both body and spirit (and, most important, has been championed by Deepak Chopra),” he writes. “I figure this will do the trick. And since they happen to have an Ayurvedic spa at our beach resort, I also figure: Why not seek deeper meaning on a massage table?”