The view from our room at the first zen retreat. We had a great time—easy yoga, long periods of zazen, tasty vegetarian food and some really wonderful people. I'm not big on meditation, but I learned some useful stuff. M was in his element! He loves the topic of spirituality. I was glad to see his total immersion. (As you can imagine, I kept up a barrier. There was quite a bit of "sharing" and that makes me so uncomfortable.) We usually just have each other to keep us entertained, but it's like a breath of fresh air to spend time with new people. I also may have developed a tiny crush on our zen teacher.—SF