moving on

i will be leaving rancho relaxzo by march 1st.  it is time to be moving on.

the next waypoint will be a yoga center on molokai.  

after leaving the water on for a third time, it seems that somehow, deep down, i am telling myself its time for me to find somewhere else to be.  i'm not really used to making mistakes, especially costly ones that involve water.  except for these three oversights, my life here has been blissful.  so it seems that i've helped myself make the decision that's best for myself. 

turns out that john is good friends with the folks at the yoga center and he says that it's the most beautiful place in hawaii.  you don't take this lightly coming from someone that lives in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  the thought of leaving the peace of the mountain threw me for a minute or two, as i'd become accustomed to the thought of settling here until i left the islands in may.  re-embracing the transience of my lifestyle has reinstated my peace and in a way that extends beyond one particular place.

so john says that if he were to take a hawaiian vacation, the yoga center on molokai is where he would go.  he also said to tell karen to call him for a reference if she wants to.  said he would tell her about everything except the water.  this is very kind.  and it reassures me that molokai is the next place for me.  

in the two months here on maui, i've met a lot of people.  i've seen wwoofing manifested as a thriving social network, a decentralized systems of ramblers, wanderers and romantics.  it's a small island and when you're part of something like this you meet the same people over and over again in all different places.  it's thrilling.  but for me the thrill wheres off into social obligation very easily.  the charm of chance meetings is far more fascinating than purposeful ones.  my ethnographic soul has been reignited with the prospect of traveling to a new island and waiting for a new set of chance encounters to carry me through my days.  the opportunity to practice yoga for a month or two is also perfectly suited to where i am right now (spiritually/emotionally) and it seems that this will all fall into place. 

still don't have any definite plans but i spoke with karen on the phone yesterday and will speak to her again shortly.  we were both making dinner yesterday and didn't get into much of a conversation beyond that they will not have any wwoofers in mid march.  i'd like to start living there at the beginning of the month if possible, but if not, i can fill a few weeks adventuring around maui.  social networks be praised.  

and i still need to spend some time in the crater.

i bring all of this to your attention because the blog will need its name changed.  "from a molokai yoga center" doesn't have the same funky alliterative frame.  perhaps it can remain, as all things thus far and henceforth will be forever tied to this maui farm.  now i can simply set myself to the business of relishing my last few weeks here.