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After a delicious lunch at the cozy White Lion Cafe: we went to visit the Buddhist Temple, Wat Buddharangsi:

A Thai monk guided us around: and in the temple we saw his teacher in the corner on a computer: In another corner was a huge gong to call the monks and people to prayer: As our guide escorted us to the Siddhartha garden, under the Bodhi Tree that tells the life of Siddhartha, he reminded me to “feel your feet.” Be in the moment. He said in India a Bodhi tree would be stripped bare of leaves, and I asked if I could take one, he replied, if you need one, take one.

My summer project is going to be to visit Miami places I’ve missed over the years. Any recommendations?

Went on a fieldtrip to Homestead last week and visited two interesting “houses.” The first was Coral Castle. I like a house that comes with a warning: Although the seating arrangements don’t look overly comfortable, they’re not bad, and there are lots of options depending on your mood:

My favorite spot of the Coral Castle was the Repentance Corner. Time out way ahead of its time. Lovely to have a dedicated space to experience penance and remorse and then leave it there:

And finally never hurts to have a model nearby for aesthetic purposes: