Sorry these are all the pics I'm gonna get uploaded right now--the internet is pretty iffy. I am finally feeling better (YAY), although I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, so I'm gonna go take a nap soon. We stayed in a community of Asoke Buddhist monks, who are rebel vegetarian monks that got kicked out of the regular monkhood for being socially active.

Now let's play Good Idea, Bad Idea. You remember that from the Animaniacs? Well, here goes:

Good Idea:
Wake up at 4 am to follow a monk on his 4 km walk to town on a gravel road to get alms (food) from the community.
Bad Idea:
Proceed as above, except without shoes. Attempt stepping gingerly on the dirt parts, become frustrated because it is dark, and later give up because it is impossible to step anywhere remotely comfortably. Next, attempt disconnecting yourself from the pain in your own feet via Buddhist meditation. Fail.
Worse Idea:
Proceed as above, but deprive yourself of all sleep beyond 15 minutes the night before. You may choose to do this by sleeping with 5 others on thin bamboo mats in a small, stuffy 90 degree tile room. You could do it by stationing dogs or other creatures that can sound like children being tortured from far away at night. Preferably, though, do this by positioning a mosquito net that keeps at least 3-500 mosquitos IN, such that they may hover in your ears and nostrils and bite all skin exposed for the purpose of exhausting heat. Wake up such that your arm feels deformed and grotesque by mosquito bites.
Oh, and make sure that when you proceed on your walk, you have to pee.