I am blessed, there's no denying it.

I have landed up at a place called the Blue Deer Centre in upstate New York (close to Woodstock) and have been taken in by the people who live and work here, all riding on the back of my teachers, Colin and Nial Campbell who came to visit and work at this place a couple of years ago. I happened to arrive at an auspicious time. On the weekend of the 4th of July they have their yearly celebration and members of their community arrive from cross country. The point? I now have places to stay all over the show, people who are willing to connect me with other community members and a whole new group of friends. There are few things as meaningful as when you are completely accepted by people who don't know you. I am staying here for free, and I can stay as long as I want. THANK YOU NIAL AND COLIN CAMPBELL, you made this possible. And thanks to the people of the Blue Deer Centre, you make it easy to trust that everything will be just fine. Thokoza.