Hey Hive account@porters ! Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment :) It was awesome getting to do this in Thailand where Buddhism is so prominent. I've been living here for 3 years, but before this experience I knew very little about Buddhism. It was great to be living amongst the monks and learning about it day in and day out. I have so much for respect for the monks now, and such a deeper understanding of the culture and religion.

The monks weren't actually sitting in on the course, but they were the ones teaching us. There would be one or two monks giving the lectures each day, and the other monks sat up front in meditation post, still as statues for hours on end. Watching them was such an inspiration.

This was my first ever Vipassana course! It was such an incredible experience. I look forward to going back, and I also plan to do a Goenka Vipassana course eventually too. From what I have read and heard, it is a much different experience.... not necessarily harder, or easier, but very different, so I look forward to experiencing that as well :)

Cheers!