Wow! Im sorry it's been so long since my last post! I can't believe how crazy its been...
Well, as promised, I will tell you all about Halloween:
We went to state street, and it was incredible!! (no pun intended... I was dressed as an incredible... ) There were sooooo many people out! There were tons of different crazy and cool costumes... tetris blocks that ran around and then pieced themselves together, green army men (the kind little kids have), a giant skeleton, Frieda Kahlo... it was amazing!! I think my friends and I are going to have to get more creatice next year and do a cool group costume... we're thinking StarWars... There were also a bunch of cool concerts on State street that we went to, they were awesome! Actually, that was the first time I'd ever been to a concert... and it was crazy!! I can't believe how squished together people were... wow! But it was really fun! There were cops everywhere and drunk people everywhere, but still, it was great fun and really exciting!!
Hmmm.... so the next weekend Patrick came to visit, which was a lot of fun... and then last weekend was Parents Weekend, so my parents came here. That was a lot of fun too! We toured the state capitol, and saw Monona Terrace (which is on the Lake on the other side of Madison...it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright -neat!), went to Target, and had a couple of delicious dinners together! Sooo much better than dining hall food...
Lets see... I spent this weekend hanging out in the dorm, we had some movie nights and got a lot of studying done...
This Morning!!! This morning I went on a trip through my residence hall to the Deer Park Buddhist Center... it was SO cool!!!! You can see the temple as you're driving up towards it, its incredible! It looks like the ones you would find in Tibet (at least thats what they told us, and I believe them, it looked pretty real to me)We got there and got a mini tour of the grounds, and got to see a little shrine. The Dalai llama actually came to the Temple and performed the ceremony designating the area as sacred ground... Sooooo cool!! Going inside was like stepping into a movie. You had to take off your shoes and there were huge, absolutely gorgeous statues in the front, with paintings and cloth art around the walls. We sat on cushions on the floor, and we got to participate in the "Teachings". They did all sorts of chants that were all in Tibetan (luckily, we had translations)... it was SOooooooo neat!!!
Again, I apologize for taking so long to update you all! But I'm coming home today, via bus, and I will most likely see you in person over this weekend! Yay! I am so excited to come home and see everyone... But for those of you I don't see....
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
Happy Turkey Day!
Martha
