back to life, back to "reality"

i suppose it's been a wee while since my last post...

i've just finished a 10 day meditation/philosophy/retreat that allowed zero communication with the outside world, or the inside world for that matter...we were supposed to be in silence the whole 10 days except for during 'discussion groups'. it was an awesome experience though! at the end of the course it was like one big 80-person family - old people, young people, americans, brits, aussies, israelis, swiss, canadians, koreans, and on and on...

i can't really give too many 'highlights' of the course - it was 10 days of silence, lectures, and meditation! but one guy did rip a really loud fart during meditation, which got a big laugh. my friend also fell asleep during one meditation, falling forwards onto her face and going 'oof!'.

so now i'm back in dharamsala among the peaceful people, indian smells, chai shops, bakeries (they have CHOCOLATE CAKE here!) and just enjoying the company of some good travel companians.

that's aboot it from this end for now...

love and namaste,
mev