I now sit in Nira's bakery in Thongsala banking on the free internet. It's one of the few European joints on the island where one can enjoy a soy latte and vegan cupcake. :) Logan, Russel and myself will be heading to Koh Samui in about an hour for a 2 day adventure. Russel has an old friend who owns a retreat center there who will be picking us up at the ferry and I imagine showing us the island. I believe we will even be going to see Avatar there - Koh Phangan doesn't have a movie theatre and I've got to see what all the hype is about.
When we return to Koh Phangan we will be beginning a very heavy yoga regiment. Since we all missed 10 days of level 1 during the silent retreat we will attempt to complete all the classes while doing level 2. That means 3 days a week we will practice yoga from 8-11 in the morning then 12:30-3:30 in the afternoon then 4-8 in the evening. I ask myself - when will I eat?! The other 3 days we will be in class only for the morning and evening session which is still a 7 hour commitment.
Logan and I have decided that we will stay here for the month of February to deep our practice. Part of me feels ready to go check something else out and head to northern Thailand and then into Laos when our visa expires at the end of Feb. I was actually quite conflicted about the decision until I did a meditation on it. I saw that the part of me that wants to go adventure is the part that is never fully content with anything. It is the part that is always seeking a slightly better or more entertaining experience and therefore distracts me from the present perfection of the current moment. The guidance I was received said, be still.