Thank you, from the bottom of my heart- Mom and Dad: yogi and musician; Beautiful athletic woman and beautiful balding man; disciplinary/mercy-giver and mercy-giver/disciplinary; Role model and Role model. Ben and Carly: Grizzly bear and Tiger; Homie and Homie; 6’3″ rock climber and slightly shorter rock climber; Leader and Leader; Role model and Role model. My Carpe Group: Friends; Brothers and Sisters; Travelling buddies; Spankin’ beautiful people who i’ll never… Read More

We arrived at the Root Institute on Tuesday, the 13th of October. After our shortest train ride yet (about 5 hours) we arrived in Gaya. From the crowded train station we packed into three auto-rickshaws which took us all the way to Bodh Gaya, where we concluded that leg of our journey at the Root Institute: a Buddhist retreat center. It was well past 11pm, and the sleepy guard let… Read More