Festival of Inspiration 2009 from a Pilgrim’s Point of Veiw
Thursday, May 7, Alachua, Florida — I settled down on my narrow bunk, people around me stacked in three tiers like immigrants in a Chinese city and beginning to snore. It wasn’t a five-star hotel, but ISKCON Youth Ministry’s Krishna Culture Festival Tour bus was definitely the way to travel. Soon the hum of the road would send me to sleep, and save for a bit of tossing and turning, I’d stay that way for at least half of our sixteen-hour journey.
Besides, a few nights away from my comfortable, stationary bed at home would be more than worth it. This was my first visit to Festival of Inspiration in New Vrindaban, West Virginia—an ISKCON institution and one of the most popular events of the year…
