Monday, July 2, 2012

Burmese in Buffalo

Just arrived back from an interesting weekend. I spent two nights in the Adirondack Mountains, at a camping site next to a body of water called Rollins Pond, with my friend Bryan. We indulged in a little bit of kayaking and fried up some fish that he caught. The trip actually brought about a new pin for my map: We spent all day yesterday in Lake Placid, site of the famous 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid is a neat little town, outfitted with a number of shops. We checked out the famous hockey arena where our brave hockey team downed the mighty Soviet Union.

Anyway, regarding the title, an interesting bit of news from my first home away from home, Buffalo:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/west-side/article929550.ece

The city has a sizable Burmese community, and yesterday they celebrated the passage of a number of young men and boys into monk-hood. Score 1 to multiculturalism in Buffalo!

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