Arrival - General: Plan to arrive at the Gurukulam after 3 pm Thursday, September 11, 2008. If you arrive earlier you may have to go a motel for accommodation. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm followed by a “meet and greet” orientation at 8 pm. The daily timetable will be posted in the dining hall. Stan Melancon (stan.melancon@gmail.com - cell phone 1-504-400-3848 or call 1-570-992-2339) is the contact person for arrival, departure, meal requests, etc. For last minute emergencies or changes only, use the pick up cell phone 1-570-656-0198 or Gurukulam emergency number 1-570-992-0241; do not use these number to inform Stan of your arrival. If you arrive after 10 pm, please plan to spend the night at a nearby motel. If you are driving, please plan to arrive before 10 pm. Please do not leave a message at Nila Patel’s as she will not be at her home. Ramanand Patel’s cell phone, 1-415-665-8560 may not always work at the Gurukulam.

When you arrive at the Gurukulam, please come directly to the office for your room assignment. The registration office is located in the building named Kanchi, across from the parking lot near the entrance driveway. If you arrive after 9:00 pm you can find your room assignment on a housing list with a campus map posted by the office door and on the door of the dining hall. Dinner will be left out in the dining hall for late arrivals. Do let Stan Melancon know if you anticipate a late arrival so that others may be on the lookout to help direct you.

Arrival from Allentown, PA Airport (ABE): See Pick Up below.

Arrival from New York Airport (JFK): Take Martz Trailways bus to Stroudsburg For more information on this bus line visit www.martztrailways.com or phone them at To get to Gurukulam from there see Pick Up below.

Arrival from Newark, NJ Airport (EWR): Take Transbridge bus to Easton. For more information on this bus line visit www.transbridgebus.com or phone them at To get to Gurukulam from there see Pick Up below.

Arrival from other locations by bus: Take the bus to Stroudsburg or Easton. To get to Gurukulam from there see Pick Up below.

Pick Up: Gurukulam will help co-ordinate transportation from Allentown Airport (ABE), or from the bus stations in Stroudsburg or Easton in Pennsylvania; for this you must let Stan Melancon know of your arrival information before August 11. If flying into or out of Allentown, please provide the airline, flight numbers, times and the number of people in your party for both arrival and departure. If the Gurkulam staff is able to pick you up they will check with the airport for arrivals information before leaving to make the pickup. In any event, they can help co-ordinate your travel with other fellow passengers if you inform them as early as possible but no later than August 11.

Arrival by car: The Gurukulam web site at www.arshavidya.org provides the driving directions. If you have difficulty with this, please contact Stan Melancon who can mail them to you.

Departure: Plan to depart on Monday after lunch. You may depart earlier if airline schedule necessitates this. Send this information to Stan Melancon along with your arrival info. For those needing to stay beyond workshop dates due to long distance travel or difficult airline connections, limited accommodation is available at $80 per night. This is payable with your final payment by July 11, 2008. Rev. Aug. 22, 08