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Maha Sivarathri — all night singing

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

So I said the entries were gonna get funny, and lighter rather than long psuedo-spiritual ramblings. Okay, that’s still the plan, but let this one slide cause I’m posting all these old entries I had on a different computer, but next time I write expect something more casual.  [read on]

Ladoo, the baby rabbit

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

So, we got the bunny,DSC00281.JPG and two hamsters too. I’m distracted as I write this cause Ladoo is hoping around the room and Im trying to keep an eye on him. When Loraine brought him to the institute, Nung, the boy who used his lunch money to buy the bunny, and suggested that I take care of it, handed it to me, bundled in a small hat, big enough to fit in one hand, comfortably in two. [read on]

Dogs and hot dogs, cats and Karma

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

(this is outdated, hope to get pics of animals etc soon, though maybe not till i get home) So the one thing that I’ve had a hard time with since getting here is the stray animals. Compared to India there ... [Continue reading this entry]

Love and Law

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
IMG_0676.JPG(these are some of the best musicians -- there is a strong art/music focus here, just one of the many ways it differs from traditional education) It’s easy to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pure expression or translation difficulties

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
I've avoided writing sappy entries about how everyone in Thailand is SOO loving and SOO friendly . . . well not everyone is, but a lot of people, students here and at other schools and strangers do seem to be ... [Continue reading this entry]

Secret caves and “water ups”

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
So, now that everyone here reads my blog, or at least knows about it, i have to be extra careful. For example I was poking fun of someone's accent and posted it the other day and gave him a psuedonym, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ears and Samurai — fun with language

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
The other day we got into groups to create mini-skits that had some values in them. In my skit I was some sort of Zen master and a samurai comes looking for answers. He asks: [Continue reading this entry]

HI to David in LA –this wont make sense to many others, menos JC

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Okay, so i have lots of entries written on Yamini's computer which i haven't had time to use, but in the meanwhile:Today at dinner Juan asked me "who's Cool Khan and Gulabi?" (the nicknames Yamini and i have for some ... [Continue reading this entry]

OOPS

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
So the other night I was typing and the rest of the group watched “Whale Rider” in the main room of the institute (like a big living room, which all of our rooms look down upon). I’d already seen it, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tourists, pig sacrifices and Giant Buddhas

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
      So last weekend teacher Nui, a very sweet and spiritual man, ... [Continue reading this entry]