The stories will come later, I guess. (An example - a local woman was set on fire a few days ago by her husband of four months, with the help of his parents. Unimaginable.) For now, I'm sharing photos of some lovely people of Sarnath, including some fellow retreatants and their beautiful kids.
I'm in Sarnath, India, near the holy city of Varanasi. Sarnath is where the Buddha gave his first teaching 2,500 years ago. Except for the internet shop, it's probably not that different.