April 27, 2007

From Myanmar....

It's Friday. Only one more full day and tomorrow is our concert as well. YAY! We taught a short class today. There was no a/c and it was sooo hot. We got to sight see a bit. We checked out the huge Shwedagon Pagoda. A lot of locals go there to pray. I made merits to my Friday God the guinea pig..Dave got a picture! We went to the big reclining Buddha and went back to market for more rattan! It's funny how we found the same shop though. While we were at the rattan shop the first time, we occupied our time while waiting for them to paint our rattan dark by playing with the local kids. Mostly Dave was playing rhythm games while I took pictures. So when we went back today to try and find the shop...we found the kids! The kids ended up showing us how to get back to the shop! hahah..hilare! We also went to a local glass factory that does everything by hand and in an oven. Crazy that people can stand more heat! We also found longyi to wear to the concert. They're suprisingly conmfortable and amazing. I'm going to buy some fabric back in Thailand and have the design copied!

I'm serioulsy in one huge, continous revelation here. Nothing makes any sense to me. I just want to do something about it. So i will. But it'll take time to try and raise instruments to get out here. Seriously...everyone needs to go out and get Aung San Su Kyi's books...any of them. HURRY! Anyway, this place is powerful. I can't help but want to help. What an experience. The past 2 years...the past 2 months! I mean, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Myanmar and Vietnam again..that's next. You can't say we're not taking advantage of being out here. And not only that...what inspired our adventures was just wanting to travel. And so much more has happened than just travel..what we've seen and learned. It's so unexpected or anticipated that I am hooked..totally hooked for life on traveling and teaching.

Wow..I'm real reflective right now. I'm probably suffering from heat exhaustion. Seriously..it's hot here.