cut and pasted from email written end of december 06...a note to say i'm back in the real world (whatever that is!..presently in chiang mai)... i finished the vipassana process after 17 days. thanks so much for all supportive emails - i received them after but felt them during!... i sent you all billions of blessings everyday... thanking you all for helping me to be where i am and sending you love for your own jouneys. the retreat was incredible.. intense... ...

Arriving in Thailand... cut and pasted from email written end of november 06 from pai.landing at lamphu house in bangkok was great to start. if you're ever in bangkok do stay here - it's like a wee haven amongst the chaos. it's great to see tui, kwan and opart again.. and chris had been on some fantastic adventures with lots of stories to tell. he's been like my walking thai dictionary/food identifyer. on the subject of food... mmm, i'm in hea...