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HIYA!

The tilde means "fairly". I don't suppose I'll ever lead a strictly conventional life. Views and beliefs and such are too different. But this life here ain't so bad. I've got lots of free time, I've got plenty of comfort, freedom, enough money, friends and other things I need to live a fairly satisfying life. I don't want to live like this forever though.

I would like to devote myself much more to growing plants, to landscape, and other idealist things that interest me. But I expect to realize those things more once I find a place to live.

There are lots of positive things about living like this. I listen to music that I like. I eat food that I like. I plant vegetables that I like. I am learning language which I've always enjoyed doing. I'm going to start doing yoga as soon as the DVDs arrive. I'm glad to have a group to meditate with regularly and be a part of the temple community.

I contribute things to the little community there that I feel they appreciate. I talk with the little kids who speak English (incredibly well for their young ages), introduce them to wild edible plants that they know nothing about yet which are all around them, I am always in a really good mood there and it shows, I'm sure. I smile and laugh often. I am polite with the people there yet not so polite that we feel distant from each other. At least I don't feel distant from them.

I maintain email contact with several people in Thailand. Hi Nuch!
I listen to Democracy Now! online as well as National Public Radio. I'm happy to get news and feel that these two give me a breadth and variety that are adequate for now.

This is enough, huh?
Troy.