Our boogers are black…we’re back in Dheli.
Our final night was spent at the Wongden House, where we found ourselves 3 months ago on our very first night. Erin checks off the last day in her immaculate calendar, and Brianna zips up her duffel bag stuffed exclusively with Tibetan wool goods.
The countdown begins…15 hours till our flight to Hong Kong.
Last night we gathered on the roof by candlelight and by the hum of mosquitoes recounted favorite stories, and reflected on our growth. We also discovered Olegario’s DJ name after a long waiting game…it is DJ 2-Tall.
Partially inspired by our own Erin’s list making, we’ve compiled a list as a group, we feel that it is quite telling and surprising sentimental.
ILLNESSES, AILMENTS AND INJURIES (of the past 3 mo.)
Strep, ringworm, staph, mumps, bed bugs, lice, bee sting, dog bite, toothache, “double-dragon”/”the bug” (we all had it)-simultaneous vomit/diarrhea, asthma attack, altitude sickness, common cold, severe acne, food poisoning, hallucinations, temporary insanity, ashram induced auditory hallucinations, meat withdraws (Jake), chronic flatulence (also Jake), incontinence (leaky bladder/sharts), leech/tick bites.
So…that’s that.
But before I say Namaste for the last blog-time, I want to share this poem,
to me it encapsulates that powerful word.
“Out beyond the ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing
there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down
in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language
even the phrase ‘each other’
do not make any sense.”
-RUMI
So Namaste, and THANK YOU to my carpe family, the larger carpe diem family and staff both in PDX and around the globe, and of course to our family and friends at home (see you soon!)
I’ll smile when I think of…
Erin’s order
Ben’s one liners
Jake bleeping out his own swears (i.e. “get your ___ bags!”)
Mariah’s sweet tooth
Bri’s wide eyed wonder
Kat’s knowledge of unearthly things
Brianna’s milkshakes and koala bear
Simone’s advice
Olegario’s thinking face.
Peace, punch, captain crunch,
Cobe