Glad to see you @Alaskan
. How is the monastery son doing?
Eh.... not quite sure.
I told him that if he wanted to bail early he could... we have bunches of relatives all over Texas.
But he says he is learning lots and wants to stick it out.
He is now at the one in Texas, he was at the Arizona one for just a few weeks...the heat almost did him in...he couldnt sleep at night. Poor boy is used to sleeping with the temp at 40F
The Texas monastery is in a way cooler location than that one in Arizona...so now the boy can sleep.
The Arizona one also did prayers at midnight and early in the morning. The Texas one actually gives you a full nights sleep.

My boy is greatly enjoying that.
It is interesting.... they are not very demanding of him physically (they haven't had him dig ditches or anything), but he says the brain sprain is pretty intense.
It will be interesting to get a look at him when he gets home...one more month. My sister visited him a couple weeks back and sent me pictures..he is thinner, but looks good. Actually he was a touch over weight before he left... so no stress, he doesn't yet look thin... maybe close to ideal weight.
Alaskan, looks like you lost a little weight

. Are you trapping enough raccoons and squirrels???
Actually we got carribou this year, and lots of our duck, and someone gave us a free bunny

yum!!!
We havent been eating any squirrels lately