A visit to Tzu chi in Hualien

Me and my friends went to hualien some days ago...
After a visitn in hsinchu...we went to KFC....and made an order.. but theres seldom 100% translations in taiwan...they tranlated the "order here"-sign...but the didnt have energy to translate the "pick up here"-sign...
We later on took the train east..I dound a small space to sit in the ground...not sure why the placed a cup holder on a 0.5 meter luggage area...
Many people took off at hualien train station...
Aomse local brand imitation "twinings" tea label...
We started by going to a japanese restaurant...I have a "pizza", but it was a chicken, with tomato sauce and cheese on...so creative, that they replacd the bread with meat...
It was very good...
"pork cutlet pizza set"...
At this restaurant we also changed out clothes...since we couldnt wear shorts at the monastery...
...i visited this place some half year ago too...
Out at the ocuntry side of hualien...
With 2 swedes, Love and Kris...
we went her to find inner peace...
Our local guide showed us around...
And we was set off to work...
The munks here meditate by working...and so did we...
I was even offered a coffee...
And some taro-soup...
Perfection is the only way...we were told...
We also found some "socke-plast" in their local store....
And Kris found some combat chopsticks...
After som trip to the garden we found aloe vera...
The grass here looked like golf greens...
Omg...dragon eye fruit...they had soo much of them...
I also got a rare banana...
In the night we participated in some night activity...(night means around 19-20...)...
Omg... a frog...no animal can be killed in the monastery...so we had to watch our steps by night...
We had this nice dormitoryto stay at...it reminded me of the japanese saloon in NCTU library...
Some volunteer doing his laundry...
After some nights sleep we woke up at 03.30 something...
We staied in line with some munks and volunteer for morning pray...some bakgorund drum was making the atmosphere feeling like an indiana jones movie...
After some hours praying...we had breakfast...which means "no talking"...it was intersting...
...we later on went back to work...
Some buddha statue....
We also got a friend...some local kid who lived in USA for some years...he was interested in trains..and took pics of each train that passed by the monastery...
Not sure which this was...but he knew all names...
We got the chance to pack rice this morning...but in the afternoon we went back to the soap station...(they send alot of food and toilet articles to diffferent areas with their organasation)...
The mountains are high near the monastery...
Love and Kris ready for rice packing...
High tempo...it felt like some munks wanted to show the high tempo...but we pretty fast catched up...
Kris was always full...after breakfast we had some noodle snack...and then it was lunch....
We also got local corn...it was pretty sweat...
Some girls from mainland china was there too...and wanted to take some pics...
...our local friend still prefered to take pictures of the trains passing by...
Some mingleing in the dorm again...
Our sleeping space...it was pretty cosy...
We also got more dragon eyes before leaving...
We also pased by the store...I missed to buy some sockeplast...but got some tea and rice instead...
And some lucky lottery "wisdom words":..
We later on took the bus back to the train station...
But before that we went to some Tzu Chi museum...
Pretty big...
And talked to some organsiation memebers..over some coffee and chocolat.e..
I been here before but it was a nice reminder of how big this organisation is...
They also ahve many recyling stations...(just like i visited last year in Yongher, pulling of rings from PET-bottles)...
Some earthquake safe pelar...
After the visit i put on my shorts again...
vefore leaving the central hospital in Hualien that was sponsored by the Tzu Chi foundation...
Omf...a "coin laundry"...suitful for local maffia guys...
I ended the stay by passing by a very nice japanes/local restaurant...I havnt been to hualien that much so its always nice to drop by...

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