Hello back home,
We sit here in Cairns after our plane ride this morning from Brisbane. We intended to board a train last night that would have taken 22 hours, but the train was canceled due to flooding. Instead, we got the whole day to check out the city and find out all the information we needed for our next group activity. Tomorrow at 9, 7 of the 11 members start their open water dive class. On of us can not participate due to ear surgery and the others plan to continue the diving classes they have already taken before.
At Chenrezig, the whole group got the opportunity to take a vow of silence for however long they wanted while at the Monistary. Some of us lasted quite a while while the others started talking after the first or second day. While at the monistary, we all got the chance to attend classes in meditation, learning about the mind and teachings on Tibetan Buddhism as a whole. We all ate vegetarian meals which was tough for some of us, though making the experience more realistic. On the last day, we got the chance to go to the Australia Zoo where the famous Steve Irwin use to work. All of us attended a show put on by the trainers with many different species of animals. With open minds and zen body, we look forward to our next activity, SCUBA! Only five more days until you all get to see our beautiful faces!! 🙂
Much Love,
Rike and Moss
