Jun

Okay, the rest of the day … not so great. The talks in the morning were very dense, hard to follow (or maybe I was just tired). So much so that after lunch (mac & cheese and BROWNIES), I took a nap and blew off the afternoon talks. Dinner was curried lentils, couscous and salad – tolerable, but nothing to rave about. Tonight there was a movie about the life of the guy who started this place – which I also blew off. So far, none of this is related to the work I am doing, or will be doing, plus I am missing Craig and the kids, and really questioning why I came. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better!

Did I mention there’s no air conditioning here? It was 95° today. And *very* humid. It feels like Nashville! Wouldn’t you know I would come up north on the week they have unseasonably hot weather. It’s supposed to be even hotter the next few days, with no break in the temperature until the day we leave. Naturally.

I think I my be grumpy from the lack of caffeine, too – something I forgot on my original list of prohibitions, no Dr. Pepper. They have tea, coffee and water here. That’s it. They had iced mint tea at lunch, but I don’t think it had any caffeine in it. And it’s way too hot for me to drink hot tea.

Okay, off to evening meditation…wish me luck!

  

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1 Comment »

1. 

   The AC thing is a wee bit scary. It was pretty brutal up there (and is brutal down here now, too!)

   Comment by Tony — ח סיון תשסח @ 10:17 pm

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