Shambhala Diary - Day 2, well, 2-ish: Utilitarian performance art and weddings
I believe it's Thursday today? When I arrived and set my tent up under a tree in the middle of the no-car camping area, I was pretty much all by myself. When I got back from my shift in Shambhala's...
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