Meditation and Snorkeling

Last night, Anna and I attended a Sanyas(sp?) celebration at the meditation center where we are staying. Since we are the granddaughters of a “mystic,” (which from what I gather means a meditation master), most people at the meditation center are surprised that we don’t meditate at all. But last night was a special occasion, because five people were becoming Sanyasins. I think this means that they pledge to live their life on the principals of meditation and of Osho (the figurehead of meditation). So, Anna and I came to the nightly meditation, after which followed the celebration. It was quite fun actually. Everybody dresses in white, and we listened to live music, danced, and then had silent meditation, then listened to a recording of Osho. Then, we formed a circle around the people who were taking their vows, and they danced. It was interesting to see how everything worked. I’ve always been curious about what grandpa does, and so this gave me a little insight into it.
Earlier, Anna and I both bought snorkeling gear, and today we had a chance to try it out for the first time. Anna has snorkeled before, but I had no idea what it was like. My conclusion is… I love it!!! It’s amazing! It’s beautiful! I feel like a fish! I can see underwater! We swam over to the cliffs, where there are many huge rocks underwater. Of course it is not as colorful as “Finding Nemo,” but we definitely saw some amazing things. There were black sea urchins, little bottom feeders with white whiskers, rainbow colored fish, and one huge school of thousands of tiny fish.
Well, that’s about all for now. The evening meditation tonight seems to be over, so I am guessing that grandpa shall be ready soon to go have some dinner. Tonight we are going to try some souvlaki. OH, and other news! Anna practiced on my moped today, and she really improved her driving. Tomorrow she is going to rent one too. This is good – it means we can get around the island by ourselves. Yay!