Friends,
not much noteworthy in my day.. I’m working too hard while Diane is away.. I want to make sure I make time to have enough fun with Gabe.. I don’t think I did today. I love that kid so much.. We’ve had soem great time talking since it’s just the two of us here now. I sometimes wonder what it’s like to be him..
This evening I gave my “Lessons from the Colony” talk at the University of Vermont Computer Science Student Association.. It was a good time ! A big group of them hung around long after my talk brainstorming on cool projects we could build.. Talking to students is one of the thing I like doing most in the world. Sometimes I wish it was my only job.
DIane wrote from Costa Rica today.. with some intense news. Their house was broken into 🙁 ..Still she sounds like she’s having fun. Here’s her report
Hola Everyone,,,
It has been a few days since I wrote. Thank you for your emails to me. My time is limited so I will just write this one general email.
Last night our house, Casa Rebecca, was broken in to while we were at the evening session. The door to the main house was left open because the last one out did not have a key. That is not uncommon since it is s fluid house. Upon arriving home a critter…raccoon type animal with a long tail (I think Aguti) was enjoying my 2 avocados and three bananas. He/she scooted out (with full belly) and we sat down to our usual watermelon eating session (hot time!). Sister Cecelia mentioned to me that her bathroom bag was moved. I noticed cupboard doors were opened in my room. Then she noticed a slat had been taken out and someone had slipped their hand in. In the end nothing was taken…I had important items with me and Sister locked her suitcase.
Gary & Sho went up to their place and the door was jammed open at the lock and their laptops and one ipod were stolen. Gary had a MacBook Pro with many photos on it. Sho just had a borrowed junker. Sho went and put in a report. Two officers came to look & fill out the report. Sho made everyone banana smoothies. They are simply frozen bananas with a little water. Yum.
That was the excitement for the evening. All is well and the police said this has not happened in a while. All is quiet now.
We keep losing power. The winds at night must have taken down some limbs. It is quite dark here when all the lights are out.
Training is very good. It is not about the physical practice. It is about self inquiry for ourselves and for our students. Many psychological elements and more about yoga at a deeper level. Thought provoking.
Did I mention that it is hot here? Yep…like 93 degrees in the house now and high 80s tto low 90s at night. We usually get a breeze however most of the time sweat runs down your face and we take like 2 showers a day. I am loving the fresh veggies and fruit that we buy off of the farmers truck. I eat a half of a papaya everyday, 1-2 mangoes, avocados…and of course bananas and watermelon. I feel like I am on a raw foods diet…occasionally I eat an egg on my salad.
Oh…yesterday I saw a tree with 5 mommy monkeys and their babies. So sweet. The howlers talk though out the night and we have a huge iguana that lives in the roof that I am listening to now.
That’s about all for now. I miss Vermont’s cool air and all of you. love…diane
Man, we miss her around here..
OK.. That’s it for now.
Nite everyone.. nite to you sam (and thanks)
-me