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Tired of the Rat Race? Try Living Like a Monk
abcnews.go.com — Looking to cleanse your soul as well as your body on your next vacation? The monks of Russia's Valaam Monastery might have just the ticket. You don't have to be Orthodox, a Christian or even a believer at all to volunteer, but the work is an opportunity to learn about a faith that is little known in the United States. Perched on the highlands at
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- petsheep, on 07/02/2008, -0/+4"The monastery.... is looking for volunteers to work there, in exchange offering room and board for two weeks, as well as transportation by boat to the islands....Perched on the highlands at the northern end of the largest of the archipelago's islands, the cathedral's sky-blue and white belfry and five domes reach up to the sky, the gold details glistening in the sun." article on one page: http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5286322
- stonebear, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3During medieval times, and the renaissance, monasteries often did very good side business as inns and hostels. Also, it allowed peasants (and later tradesmen) to get permission to travel by calling it a pilgrimage. Of course, there generally was an actual spiritual aspect that made it both legitimate and desirable, and an opportunity for the poor, or penitent to pay with service without shame.
- MidnightRadio, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3I think being a monk would be super-cool. It sure beats watching AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
- stonebear, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1The Flying Nun
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- stonebear, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1The Flying Nun
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