Liz starts to spend more and more time with this new guy named Felipe. He is 52 years old and she is 35, which is a big age difference. In the begining they just spend time together. Liz refuses to do anything more. But eventually they fall in love with eachother. Liz decides he will be the exception.
After Liz raises enough money for Wayan to by a new house they have to look for the right one. Weeks pass and Wayan has not found one and she makes up excuses. There are 2 more weeks left untill Liz leaves and she is starting to think Wayan tricked her. But Liz ends up tricking Wayan into buying a new home after all.
To spend her last few days Liz and Felipe go on a small vacation in Bali. To end the book, Liz and Felipe have to find out what they are going to do becaue she cannot stay in Bali. Felipe has to stay there because of his buisness and it is close to Austrailia, where his kids live. He also visits Brazil often. Liz has to go back to her family and friends in America. So they decide they are going to have a relationship but fly back and forth to eachother.
Half way through this book I knew I did not like it but I decided to keep on reading. Having finished it, I still do not like it. Some of the stories were okay but over all the book was kind of boring. And the ending was kind of too fairy tale-ish. I think its great they love each other and all, but it is a little unrealistic for someone living in America to be in relationship with someone in Indoneisa, Brazil, and Austrailia. Now I understand how she was able to stay in foregin countries for a year with no money problems. She probably came from a rich family. I'm glad that Wayan finally bought a house however.
Showing posts with label Elizabeth Gilbert. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 262-282
After falling off of her bike Liz visits a little shop to fix her knee. The woman who owns it's name is Wayan and she has a young daughter named tutti. Wayan does not have much money at all beacuse she divorced her husband, like Liz. She sold everything she had to afford a lawyer to keep her daughter. However she still adopted adopted 2 other young helpless girls she found. Liz ends up making friends with Wayan. And every morning she spends with Wayan and Tutti. While every evening she spends with ketut.
One day one of Wayan's friends comes over. Her name is Armenia and she is brazillian and very beautiful. Liz starts to make friends with her also but she will have to leave indonisia soon anyway. Armenia takes Liz out one night and lets her borrow some jewlery and a dress. While they are out Liz starts flirting and she meets a few new guys. One in particular is about 10 years older than her. They start spending alot of time together and Liz starts to like him.
Meanwhile, Liz's birthday is coming up. Usually she has a party and people spend a bunch of money on her gifts. But this year she decides to send an email out to her friends and family explaining Wayan's situtation. Shes asks them all to donate money for a new house for Wayan instead of gifts for her and she'll match whatever they donate. In the end Liz ends up raising 18,000 american dollars which is alot more in indonesia. Wayan is estatic and already knows exactly what her house will look like.
Its weird that little things like flirting are unusual for Liz. I don't like that she's met a new guy though. Her whole trip was suppose to be about herself and being by herself. The whole time I am reading this story i am wondering how she can afford to spend a year in new countries. Meanwhile not working at all. Did she save up for this or something? And it was a great idea for her to raise the money for that family instead of herself.
One day one of Wayan's friends comes over. Her name is Armenia and she is brazillian and very beautiful. Liz starts to make friends with her also but she will have to leave indonisia soon anyway. Armenia takes Liz out one night and lets her borrow some jewlery and a dress. While they are out Liz starts flirting and she meets a few new guys. One in particular is about 10 years older than her. They start spending alot of time together and Liz starts to like him.
Meanwhile, Liz's birthday is coming up. Usually she has a party and people spend a bunch of money on her gifts. But this year she decides to send an email out to her friends and family explaining Wayan's situtation. Shes asks them all to donate money for a new house for Wayan instead of gifts for her and she'll match whatever they donate. In the end Liz ends up raising 18,000 american dollars which is alot more in indonesia. Wayan is estatic and already knows exactly what her house will look like.
Its weird that little things like flirting are unusual for Liz. I don't like that she's met a new guy though. Her whole trip was suppose to be about herself and being by herself. The whole time I am reading this story i am wondering how she can afford to spend a year in new countries. Meanwhile not working at all. Did she save up for this or something? And it was a great idea for her to raise the money for that family instead of herself.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 197-229
Liz found out about this divine expirence called Turiya. It is basically a time of complete happiness when, not even your thoughts matter and you are with God. She explains that she cannot stay in that state because she hasn't fully understood it yet.
Toward the end of her stay, Liz was able to meditate about 5 hours a day. She can finally spend time by herself in content. She leaves ashram at 4 am and before she goes she writes 2 poems about her stay and puts them under a cherrished statue. Her trip to India is complete.
Liz arrives in Bali with no plans. She is quickly informed that tourists are only allowed to stay one month, which is a problem. She thinks back to when the Medicine man told her she was going to come live with him in Indonesia. In the mean time, first she vistits Ubud at the center of Bali. In Bali everyone is defined by the work they do. There children are basically named first, second, third, and fourth. And when they grow up they add their buisness to their name.
Toward the end of her stay, Liz was able to meditate about 5 hours a day. She can finally spend time by herself in content. She leaves ashram at 4 am and before she goes she writes 2 poems about her stay and puts them under a cherrished statue. Her trip to India is complete.
Liz arrives in Bali with no plans. She is quickly informed that tourists are only allowed to stay one month, which is a problem. She thinks back to when the Medicine man told her she was going to come live with him in Indonesia. In the mean time, first she vistits Ubud at the center of Bali. In Bali everyone is defined by the work they do. There children are basically named first, second, third, and fourth. And when they grow up they add their buisness to their name.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 161-196
Every morning after meditation everyone participates in a chan called Gurugita. Liz hates it and cannot get the hng of it. The entire hour and a half chant is horrible. So she goes to see a monk for advice. He basically tells her that she can stop if she wants to but because she feels so strongly about it he recomends she continues to do it, so she does.
One morning she wakes up late and as she hurries to leave she realzes her roomate has locked her in. So she has no choice but to jump out of the window. She hurrys to the gurugita just in time, while her leg is dripping with blood from the fall. During the chant Liz starts to think about her nephew who has a few health issues. She dedicates the entire chant to him and helping him sleep. This helps her get through the entire thing and she actually enjoys it.
After this expirience, Liz decides to stay in Ashram for the full 4 months. She finds a new kind of meditation called Vipassana. And you are not suppose to make a move no matter what, just fight through the pain. One afternoon Liz meditates in a beautiful garden but doesn't realize it is infested with mosquitos. Instead of moving she meditates for 2 straight hours. Liz is determinded not to let any negitive thoughts flow through her head. When they do she repeats "I will not narbor unhealthy thoughts anymore"
Liz meets a 17 year old Indian girl named Tulsi. She tells Liz about how her family expects her to marry very soon. She attends weddings where people can ask her questions to see if she would be a good spouse for their sons. But Tulsi hates it and wants to rome the world like Liz.
Liz was discussing with her friends how she feels about David. So one of them gave her a note and sent her up to a tower alone. There, she talked to her husband (Spirtually) and offically moved on with her life.
Later, Richard finally leaves Ashram. After he leaves she decides that she talks way too much. She is making it a point to be as quiet as possible during her stay. But God does not want people to change their character. So she just has to make small adjustments like refraining from interupting or cursing. However she finds a job that fits her perfectly. A new group of people come to Ashram and she has to welcome them and help them whenever they need it.
It was sad to see her friend Richard go. I actually liked him because he put sense into Liz's head. It was a really good idea for her to stay in Ashram because she's making alot of progress. Meditation sounds like a really cool thing to get into. It seems impossible to sit still for hours at a time. At first I thought that she was in India to find out who she is herself. But, it ended up being about God. She now has a better connection with him and is a happier person because of it.
One morning she wakes up late and as she hurries to leave she realzes her roomate has locked her in. So she has no choice but to jump out of the window. She hurrys to the gurugita just in time, while her leg is dripping with blood from the fall. During the chant Liz starts to think about her nephew who has a few health issues. She dedicates the entire chant to him and helping him sleep. This helps her get through the entire thing and she actually enjoys it.
After this expirience, Liz decides to stay in Ashram for the full 4 months. She finds a new kind of meditation called Vipassana. And you are not suppose to make a move no matter what, just fight through the pain. One afternoon Liz meditates in a beautiful garden but doesn't realize it is infested with mosquitos. Instead of moving she meditates for 2 straight hours. Liz is determinded not to let any negitive thoughts flow through her head. When they do she repeats "I will not narbor unhealthy thoughts anymore"
Liz meets a 17 year old Indian girl named Tulsi. She tells Liz about how her family expects her to marry very soon. She attends weddings where people can ask her questions to see if she would be a good spouse for their sons. But Tulsi hates it and wants to rome the world like Liz.
Liz was discussing with her friends how she feels about David. So one of them gave her a note and sent her up to a tower alone. There, she talked to her husband (Spirtually) and offically moved on with her life.
Later, Richard finally leaves Ashram. After he leaves she decides that she talks way too much. She is making it a point to be as quiet as possible during her stay. But God does not want people to change their character. So she just has to make small adjustments like refraining from interupting or cursing. However she finds a job that fits her perfectly. A new group of people come to Ashram and she has to welcome them and help them whenever they need it.
It was sad to see her friend Richard go. I actually liked him because he put sense into Liz's head. It was a really good idea for her to stay in Ashram because she's making alot of progress. Meditation sounds like a really cool thing to get into. It seems impossible to sit still for hours at a time. At first I thought that she was in India to find out who she is herself. But, it ended up being about God. She now has a better connection with him and is a happier person because of it.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 117-161
Finally, four months has past and Liz is on her way to India. At 3:30 am she arrives in Ashram in front of a temple. There she meets Arturo, he is there to welcome her to india. Right away she hears her favorite Sanskrit hymn from inside and joins in. She ends up meditating for the rest of the morning.
Later she thinks back to her old yoga classes in New York. Yoga is suppose to unite your body and mind into one while you find god. Yogis believe that everyone has a supreme self who is at peace. But all of the stresses in life prevent you from finding it. A Guru is basically a basically a greater yogis who can teach their ways. Liz is determined to find one during her stay in India.
The days in Ashram are hard work and long. They being at 3am and end around 9pm. Thats why it is not recomended someone going through hard times visit. The Indian women are dressed in silk saris and gold bracelets. On New Years they chant together and celebrate. Everyone is given work and Liz's job is to scrub the floors. Most of the people working with her are Indian teenagers. But Liz does end up meeting someone her age, Richard from Texas.
Everyday starts off with meditation at 4am. At first Liz cannot get the hang of it and frustrates herself. She lets her mind wonder to negitive things. However, finally she is able to expirience real meditation. She describes it as a blue electrical energy waving through her body. She thinks it is an amazing expierence. India is very different from Italy in the fact that they eat less. All the food given to them is vegetarian and they are instructed to eat lightly. Richard actually gives her the nickname Groceries because of how much she can eat.
One night Liz begins to think of her ex husband again and we are back to square one. She goes to the bathroom to cry by herself. The next morning she cannot meditate again. Her texas friend gives her a long lecture about how it will take time to get over her divorce. He makes her realize that she is controlling and doesn't like when things go her way.
I've decided I don't particularly like this book. It's just not fun reading about a recently divorced, depressed women. You think that things are going well, then all of the sudden she's depressed again. And it's about the same exact things as before. There is not really one story, it kind of draws on and on about facts and pointless conversations, so it is hard to summerize. She also asks herself questions alot, then answers them, which is weird. But, I guess if I wrote a biography about myself it wouldnt be very interesting either.
I'm starting to think that Liz and her friend Richard have a thing for each other. But it would probably be bad for her to act on it considering she came to India to find out who she is. I also hope she starts thinking positive again and stops crying about her ex husband.
Later she thinks back to her old yoga classes in New York. Yoga is suppose to unite your body and mind into one while you find god. Yogis believe that everyone has a supreme self who is at peace. But all of the stresses in life prevent you from finding it. A Guru is basically a basically a greater yogis who can teach their ways. Liz is determined to find one during her stay in India.
The days in Ashram are hard work and long. They being at 3am and end around 9pm. Thats why it is not recomended someone going through hard times visit. The Indian women are dressed in silk saris and gold bracelets. On New Years they chant together and celebrate. Everyone is given work and Liz's job is to scrub the floors. Most of the people working with her are Indian teenagers. But Liz does end up meeting someone her age, Richard from Texas.
Everyday starts off with meditation at 4am. At first Liz cannot get the hang of it and frustrates herself. She lets her mind wonder to negitive things. However, finally she is able to expirience real meditation. She describes it as a blue electrical energy waving through her body. She thinks it is an amazing expierence. India is very different from Italy in the fact that they eat less. All the food given to them is vegetarian and they are instructed to eat lightly. Richard actually gives her the nickname Groceries because of how much she can eat.
One night Liz begins to think of her ex husband again and we are back to square one. She goes to the bathroom to cry by herself. The next morning she cannot meditate again. Her texas friend gives her a long lecture about how it will take time to get over her divorce. He makes her realize that she is controlling and doesn't like when things go her way.
I've decided I don't particularly like this book. It's just not fun reading about a recently divorced, depressed women. You think that things are going well, then all of the sudden she's depressed again. And it's about the same exact things as before. There is not really one story, it kind of draws on and on about facts and pointless conversations, so it is hard to summerize. She also asks herself questions alot, then answers them, which is weird. But, I guess if I wrote a biography about myself it wouldnt be very interesting either.
I'm starting to think that Liz and her friend Richard have a thing for each other. But it would probably be bad for her to act on it considering she came to India to find out who she is. I also hope she starts thinking positive again and stops crying about her ex husband.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 97-116
In chapter 32, Liz visits Florence for a weekend. She ends up flirting with a man in Italian and is proud of herself. Not because of the flirting but because of her speaking abilites. She finds another really great Italian restaraunt. Later, her friend Linda meets up with her in Venice. They met on a trip to Bali. Linda is older than Liz but she is very beautiful. Her husband just left her andshe was left to run the family buissness in Venice. It is a pretty dangerous place and she also does not stay very long.
Liz finally realizes that, as much as she loves it, she does not belong in Rome. She is still trying to figure out what defines herself.
Luca Spaghetti's birthday arrives on Thanksgiving and he claimes that he wants turkey. But, he does not know how long it takes to make a Thanksgiving dinner. His birthday consisted of three different languages: English, Italian, and sweedish. But, some how they all managed to understand eachother and have a good time. As they go around the table and explain what they are thankful for Liz cannot find the words. So she basically says she is thankful for her old and new friends. Everyone around the table starts to cry.
After that night Liz finds that she has outgrown yet another pair of pants. She has gained a total of 23 pounds while in Italy. That does not bother her at all because she knows it will come off when she goes to India and she was very thin to begin with.
During Liz's last few days in Rome she finds more amazing food. She looks back at her time spent on eating, learning the language, and enjoying the sceen. She does not regret any of it and is a happier person.
I actually learned alot of facts about Italy in this first section of the book. It is deffinalty alot different from the US. It's nice that Liz had a good time in Italy but i feel bad for her friends that she is leaving behind to go to India. I'm wondering if she feels that she doesn't belong in Rome, does that mean she might end up in India, or Indonesia?
Liz finally realizes that, as much as she loves it, she does not belong in Rome. She is still trying to figure out what defines herself.
Luca Spaghetti's birthday arrives on Thanksgiving and he claimes that he wants turkey. But, he does not know how long it takes to make a Thanksgiving dinner. His birthday consisted of three different languages: English, Italian, and sweedish. But, some how they all managed to understand eachother and have a good time. As they go around the table and explain what they are thankful for Liz cannot find the words. So she basically says she is thankful for her old and new friends. Everyone around the table starts to cry.
After that night Liz finds that she has outgrown yet another pair of pants. She has gained a total of 23 pounds while in Italy. That does not bother her at all because she knows it will come off when she goes to India and she was very thin to begin with.
During Liz's last few days in Rome she finds more amazing food. She looks back at her time spent on eating, learning the language, and enjoying the sceen. She does not regret any of it and is a happier person.
I actually learned alot of facts about Italy in this first section of the book. It is deffinalty alot different from the US. It's nice that Liz had a good time in Italy but i feel bad for her friends that she is leaving behind to go to India. I'm wondering if she feels that she doesn't belong in Rome, does that mean she might end up in India, or Indonesia?
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Eat Pray Love Pages 61-96
Liz begins to make new friends and finds happiness out of little things. For example she bought food from an old lady and prepared it herself. She goes to a soccer game with her friend Luca Spaghetti and learns a few new swear words in Italian. Meanwhile the entire time she is working on her italian.
Liz starts to feel like he belongs in Italy more when a young girl asks her for directions somewhere. Which means she is not viewed as a tourist anymore. That being said, she deicides to go on "vacation" to Naples. Her and her friend Sofie go for a day. It's not a very nice place but i did eat the best pizzia in the world. Liz starts to realize that she is gaining weight. It does not bother her because she looks healthier.
Just when you think things are going well Liz starts think about her ex-husband again. She writes him an email explaining that it is okay for him to look for someone else and that she is sorry. She says they were not right for each other and they had and unhealthy relationship. He respons agreeing with her, so she offically knows she can move on. After reading the email she breaks down in sobs while her friend Giovanni conforts her.
Soon her sister arrives for a visit. You can kind of tell Liz is a little jelous of her. Her sister is very smart and organized (She reads encyclopedias for fun). She is currently training for a marathon and has husband and a few children. With her sister's book smarts they explore the churches and art of Rome.
I like that Liz is starting to be a happier person. It's not fun reading about a depressed, recently divorced women. I love reading about Italy though. It makes me want to travel to Europe for a year!
Liz starts to feel like he belongs in Italy more when a young girl asks her for directions somewhere. Which means she is not viewed as a tourist anymore. That being said, she deicides to go on "vacation" to Naples. Her and her friend Sofie go for a day. It's not a very nice place but i did eat the best pizzia in the world. Liz starts to realize that she is gaining weight. It does not bother her because she looks healthier.
Just when you think things are going well Liz starts think about her ex-husband again. She writes him an email explaining that it is okay for him to look for someone else and that she is sorry. She says they were not right for each other and they had and unhealthy relationship. He respons agreeing with her, so she offically knows she can move on. After reading the email she breaks down in sobs while her friend Giovanni conforts her.
Soon her sister arrives for a visit. You can kind of tell Liz is a little jelous of her. Her sister is very smart and organized (She reads encyclopedias for fun). She is currently training for a marathon and has husband and a few children. With her sister's book smarts they explore the churches and art of Rome.
I like that Liz is starting to be a happier person. It's not fun reading about a depressed, recently divorced women. I love reading about Italy though. It makes me want to travel to Europe for a year!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Eat Pray Love pg 40-60
While in Italy it becomes obvious to Liz that she stands out. She has blonde hair and pale skin and people from other countries look at her differently. But that does not stop her from making friends. She plans t meet up with a few people she was told lived in Rome. Liz also made a friend in her new italian class.
After about the tenth day in Italy she starts to feel sorry for herself again. And you come to find out that she suffers from depression. Her therapist and doctors gave her many different types of pills to take. They said that she will be dealing with it on and off for the rest of her life. Fortunatley she does not want to take the pills and is determaned to prove the doctors wrong. However, Liz still suffers from self esteem problems and has many battles with herself.
Learning that Liz has depression issuses make things clearer now. I can kind of see why she just randomly left her husband. And why she was sobbing on the bathroom floor. I hate that she had a perfect life and she just left it all behind. But I am hopping that good things come for her during her year long trip.
After about the tenth day in Italy she starts to feel sorry for herself again. And you come to find out that she suffers from depression. Her therapist and doctors gave her many different types of pills to take. They said that she will be dealing with it on and off for the rest of her life. Fortunatley she does not want to take the pills and is determaned to prove the doctors wrong. However, Liz still suffers from self esteem problems and has many battles with herself.
Learning that Liz has depression issuses make things clearer now. I can kind of see why she just randomly left her husband. And why she was sobbing on the bathroom floor. I hate that she had a perfect life and she just left it all behind. But I am hopping that good things come for her during her year long trip.
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