Easter Break Pt. 2: The Monastery

Overlook of the monastery outside Techimon

After the Sacred Grove everyone decided to go back to Kumasi. I wasn't really feeling like I wanted to go yet, so I decided to stay at the Kristo Buase Benedictine monastery outside of Techimon. I jumped out of the taxi and walked to the place. It was really nice. There were mango trees and cashews everywhere so it smelt amazing. 

The place was built in the 80s in around the giant rock formations. It is really a sight. The place is very calm and quite. They have an area that they use for services that is inside the rocks. They open it up to other churches to have masses there as well. 

The "rock" church

The brothers were pretty nice. They pray at least 5 times a day with mass. I joined them for evening services on Easter Sunday and their mass service on Easter Monday. I also was lead around the property by one of the brothers who showed me the massive amount of property they own. The grow a lot of their own vegetables and crops. They also make alcohol from these same products....

Walking with da brothers

All in all it was a nice experience. Climbed some rocks, fell down a lot of rocks, got lost around same rocks and ventured through a thorn bush trying to get out only to find a gate with barbed wire, then proceded to use the thorns to climb over the wire and gate, and then try to silently creep around the hermitage, only to be spotted by the kithcen staff in his underware staring at me...

And then having a brother try to kiss me and instead lick the side of my face...then apologize and say being a brother is hard and talking a lot about sex....It was fun! I'd stay again, with someone coming with probably. But it really was calm and beautiful. Also, the cook brother made me vegetarian pizza and gave me beer and wine each meal...so nice...so nice.

My room yoooo

You know, just sitting, thinking.