DIANA: DAY 8

Today started out with meditation and breakfast but then we went to New Hamlet. We listened to a dharma talk and did walking meditation. Then we ate lunch and listened to a special Mother's Day talk, which was hard for me but good at the same time. We then returned to Upper Hamlet. After dinner, I met a couple that were from Romania. I started talking to them and learned that for about 50 years it was a communist place and then in the 1990's it became total chaos. I also learned that gypsies in Romania are a beautiful culture and are not what most people think of when they think of gypsies. I also learned that many poets and artists come from the town where I was born, even to this day. I learned how to say "thank you" but I have no idea how to spell it. Happy Mother's Day to everyone that is a mother.