Pun Pun week 1

We've been living and learning at Pun Pun for one week now. There's so much to explain I'm not quite sure where to begin. I keep trying to find some organized way to explain my experiences so far but none seem to work so this remains a jumble of whatever falls from my brain right now:

The weather has been beautiful. Hot and sunny during the day, but very cool at night. We start our day early in the morning doing yoga or tai chi, and then meditation on the hillside with a view of the sunrise. I have always resisted yoga, but am finding that I actually like it. Strange how new places can give you a new perspective on things.

Amazing fruit is growing everywhere: bananas, papayas (bigger than my head), passion fruit ( I have eaten more in the past week than in the rest of my life combined), berries that taste like captain crunch berries (seriously), and many other fruits that don't seem to have a name in english. The food we eat during our meals comes mostly from the land. Lots of vegetables and rice, fruit and soymilk. The last few days we have benefited from a cooking class that was happening at Pun Pun and had several curries and other thai dishes. YUM.

I have not had a hot shower since we've been at Pun Pun, yet somehow standing in the sun behind a grassy curtain and a shield of banana trees, throwing buckets of freezing pond water on myself while scrubbing with soap made from limes is equally satisfying.

Although I miss time spent with my little niece, Violet (and her new baby sister), there are several young boys that live here at Pun Pun and I am able to get my fix of "playtime"

Nicole and are living in what is called the VIP house (go figure). It is beautiful building made using earth brick construction (adobe) during one of the past workshops. Passionfruit grows on trellises right outside our door, and our windows open to some of the vegetable gardens that we've been planting with melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, radishes, and whatever various seeds we find in the seed center.

Days are filled with learning: learning about the land, myself, eachother, the world . . . I am so grateful for all the learning.

Everyday is an adventure. Always something new, always something surprising, always something delicious! This place is so inspiring! I can't wait to share my stories, ideas, and learning with everyone back home. I love you!

P.S. Jodi, you would just die over all this amazing fruit and veggies!

Katie