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1) The pools. Peaceful. Quiet. Beautiful.
2) Some of the best bodywork in the world.
3) Dances on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
4) ELYSEUM Writers WordShop (esp. with guest writers)
5) Feswali's cooking (in the Restaurant)
6) a whole lot of the residents and guests.
7) Increasing diversity.
8) Flexible employment.
9) clean air and fresh water
10) My campsite (absolutely gorgeous!)
2) Some of the best bodywork in the world.
3) Dances on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
4) ELYSEUM Writers WordShop (esp. with guest writers)
5) Feswali's cooking (in the Restaurant)
6) a whole lot of the residents and guests.
7) Increasing diversity.
8) Flexible employment.
9) clean air and fresh water
10) My campsite (absolutely gorgeous!)
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Wed, March 11, 2009 - 7:56 AMIn no particular order...
The Fire Circle
The Tea House
The garden
The hot pool at night with candles
Fiesty full moon ceremonies in the warm pool
Yoga, yoga and more yoga
Great entertainment
Lots of warm hugs
Running into old friends
Thursday night dance
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Mon, April 6, 2009 - 10:38 PMWarm Pool
Watsu
beautiful Women
spring water for drinking
Hot Colds
Fern Kitchen
the Air and the Land
the old buildings
connecting with others
yoga and dancing
the theater, the programs and workshops
sorry i just couldn't make it 10.
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Wed, April 8, 2009 - 10:00 AM1. the hot pool
2. the cold plunge
3. the hot pool
4 the cold plunge
5. the hot pool
6. the cold plunge
7. the warm pool, heels on the rail, eyes on the fig tree
(repeat 1-7 as needed)
8. the sun deck
9. deer in the meadow, butterflies and dragonflies everywhere
10. walking out of the sauna to a blanket of snow, clear of footsteps
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Sat, April 18, 2009 - 6:00 PM1. Smell of cigarette smoke by the stairs to the lower parking lot.
2. Angry women.
3. Price gauging at the 'restaurant.'
4. Residents speeding wildly on the way to the casino.
5. People pretending they don't have genitals.
6. Guitars and other relaxing, acoustical musical instruments are forbidden.
7. The 'shooshers' poised to break up any meaningful conversation, no matter how quiet.
8. The long waits at the inefficient front gate, while staring at the sign transferring blame to guests for being in a hurry.
9. The ever-increasing prices.
10. This tribe, where yes-men persistently whitewash Harbin while condemning anyone like me who dares criticize. -
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Sun, April 19, 2009 - 7:05 PMnaked, why not start your own thread about it...rather than ruining other folks threads? Or is that symptomatic of your approach to life in general? -
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Sun, April 19, 2009 - 7:55 PMActually, I thought it was hilarious! -
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 8:03 AMI can't say I thought it was "hilarious" but I did think it was very Naked. I actually anticipated a post like this on this thread long before now, and not just from Naked.
I don't experience Harbin in these ways (well, accept for the restaurant prices (dinner) which are crazy high. As far as the rates, some took a small increase recently for the first time in years and are still lower than most places, especially considering what you get. The price of a day visit hasn't changed in a very long time and you can still camp for a week for $185.00.
I don't like to smell cigarette smoke, but I mean, how often do you walk past the smoking deck during a stay at Harbin? Angry women? Naked may be projecting a bit there. Residents do drive way too fast on the road to Middletown, but it's a silly dig to assume they are on their way to the Casino to gamble away their Harbin wages. What?
There are plenty of things about Harbin that aren't so great, especially as a resident. But, as a visitor it's easy to just take the best and leave the rest. Or, of course, just don't go at all which I'm guessing is the approach Naked takes these days.
Naked, you live near Santa Fe. Do you go to and like Oho Caliente?
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 8:46 AMI'm glad some of us have a sense of humor.
I do go to Ojo Caliente. When I have a minute I'll list the ten things I love about Ojo, starting with "I have to wear a bathing suit."
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 9:22 AM"I have to wear a bathing suit."
Yeah, that was really the only thing about the place I didn't like.
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Re: 10 Things I LOVE about Harbin!
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 8:00 PMSame here. I really like Ojo, the old hotel, the dining room....the water....but wearing a bathing suit just feels wrong, wrong, wrong!
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10 Things I love about Ojo Caliente
Thu, April 23, 2009 - 5:49 PM1. Have to wear a bathing suit (or just go in the water with your clothes if you're a New Mexican :) )
2. Workers speed down the quiet entrance road
3. Restaurant charges exorbitant prices
4. Worse, restaurant still plays Enya music (trying to impress Santa Fe New Agers)
5. Most the women cover their bathing suits up with a towel to walk from pool to pool (even on a warm day)
6. Prices keep rising
7. Little kids pay full price
8. No breast feeding allowed
9. Lots of loud talking
10. I get to return home with multitudes of mosquito bites on summer nights -
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Re: 10 Things I love about Ojo Caliente
Sat, May 30, 2009 - 8:13 AMI've heard of Ojo Caliente from Michelle. Despite Nakeds glowing review, I will check it out (although the Enya music does have me a bit scared...) Oh... and speaking of Nakeds glowing reviews...
1. Smell of cigarette smoke by the stairs to the lower parking lot.
++Park in the lot by the Resident Center/Garden++
2. Angry women.
++Stop pissing them off!++
3. Price gauging at the 'restaurant.'
++Fern Kitchen++
4. Residents speeding wildly on the way to the casino.
++Wish them luck! (not so much for their gaming but for their LIVES!++
5. People pretending they don't have genitals.
++Genitals? What genitals?++
6. Guitars and other relaxing, acoustical musical instruments are forbidden.
++A Guitar in the hands of a classically trained master may be relaxing
but 9x's out of 10 this isn't the case...++
7. The 'shooshers' poised to break up any meaningful conversation, no matter how quiet.
++Go to the Heart Pool and talk to your hearts content! (I know you already know this. I think I told you myself...)
8. The long waits at the inefficient front gate, while staring at the sign transferring blame to guests for being in a hurry.
++What sign? Eric just moved back and Russ has returned from vacation, so our best Gators are there to move you along!
(they are so good, I call them the "masterGators...")++
9. The ever-increasing prices.
++Inflation sucks, don't it?++
10. This tribe, where yes-men persistently whitewash Harbin while condemning anyone like me who dares criticize.
++White wash??? I resent being accused of anything "White" -thankyouverymuch!++
++(I know Naked has a sense of humor...)++
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