Hello world

Hey!

I am Joe, and I welcome you to my blog. At this point I am not really sure if this will be something I'll share publicly. But if you are reading this then I guess I did make it official.

At this moment of writing I am temporarily situated in my home country, Sweden. I am  currently planning for my next trip to India where I will continue to pursue my goal of learning the Sitar. And the main purpose of this blog is to document my progress and share it. It will however, on some occasions, also be used as a simple diary where I will write about general events throughout my travels.

This blog will for the most part be aimed at you who wish to know more about north indian classical music and the process of travelling to India as a westerner to study an indian instrument. But may also be suited for anyone who might just happen to be curious about travelling in general.

A little bit about me:
"I'm just average, common too. I'm just like him, the same as you. I'm everybodys brother and soon, I ain't diffrent than anyone."
Those of you who got the reference might already be halfway to figuring out that I am a huge Dylan fan. I got into music in my late teens, and Dylan has always been one of my biggest inspirational sources in music as well as in life. I bought my first guitar in 2011, the  same day before I was about to see him perform live for the first time in my life. By that time I had been playing the harmonica for about a year. And the first melody I learned to play on that sweet old harp (and probably the only one I still remember) was his classic "Blowin' in the wind".

I know that this will sound like a cliché, but getting into playing music really changed my life and it played a big part in making me who I am today. Not that there is anything overly spectacular about the person I am. I really am avarage, common too. And just like most people in my age I am trying to figure out my place in this world. At this time of writing, I am free from any big "dreams" and "ambitions". I have no idea where I will be in 5 years, let alone a single year or even 6 months from now. All I know is that right now one of my biggest interests is the sitar, and that learning how to play it is what I want to spend most of my energy on.

Why the sitar? one might ask. Well.. I am not really sure my self. But ever since I first heard the sound of this beautiful instrument it just stuck with me.
Playing it makes me feel good and relaxed. And I may not know alot about life or the purpose of living. But if there is anything I am absolutely sure of, it is that choosing to live in conditions that systematically makes you stressed out and leaves you feeling like shit is a waste of life.

That will be all for now. My upcoming posts will be a two or three -part summary of my last trip going to India and embarking on this musical quest that I am currently taking on.

See ya!