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Raga Mala
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Alaskan Buddhist Says Hello!

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Hi folks,

My name is Justin, I'm a twenty-year-old lay Theravadin Buddhist from Anchorage, AK. I'm sa frequent participant over at E-Sangha, and I think I will find this forum an incredible resource as well!

I am a member of Wat Alaska Yanna Vararam, a Dhammayut Thai Temple in Anchorage, I've been practicing and studying Buddhism for a bit over four years now...definitely no expert!

Outside of the Dhamma, my interests are music (majoring in opera at university), cooking, foreign languages, theatre, law/history...main hobbies (outside of constant rehearsals and performances) are road-tripping all over Alaska and cigars (my vice).

"Dhamma is the best thing for people, both in this life and in the next!" -The Buddha, from the Agganna Sutta

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Greetings Justin,

Lovely to see you here and thanks for the intro!

If I'm counting correctly, you're our 3rd Alaskan member.

Yes, there's certainly no reason people can't be involved in and gain benefit from multiple fora... I still pop into E-Sangha for a look when I get a chance every now and then.

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.

:buddha1:

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Retro. :)
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Oh and if I may, I'd like to shamelessly advertise my blog, which is an account of my attempts to drive every single Alaskan highway by August 31st, 2010.

http://jbirchell.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Read and enjoy!

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If the scenery is all like that, I can understand the motivation!

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Retro. :)
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Welcome Raga Mala
Its about time you found us!

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Greetings. I hope you said "Thanks but No Thanks to that bridge to nowhere"!
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Hi And welcome,
I will not be here for a few weeks but hope to converse when I get back
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Hi :)
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now you can join in the study group yippie!
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Welcome friend

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Welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Hello and welcome!
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Welcome and have fun here :)
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