Continuation

lol, sorry for being dramatic. I'll explain later.

So to continue my story...

The typing test was to show the monks that, in addition to repetition, sleep can help your motor memory. So, even though you're sleeping, your brain is still working! We went over all of their scores on the typing test, the results and such. It was very fun.

Next, I came here to write that blog- thinking I had a whole period of free time because the next 2 classes were just lectures. BUT- there was a problem with the printer that prints out the lectures in Tibetan for the monks! So we needed to call someone to come up the mountain and bring us supplies. BUT- the road was closed because the police are on strike or something... so the delivery man just went up the road as usual, which woulda been sneaky and fine. BUT- he was caught! SO- everything on our schedule was moved all around. That's why the instructors needed me!
The class that needed my help was doing another form of memory test. This test involved 2 hours of LEGOS (my major love when I was a little boy)!! Two of those pictures were posted on the facebook. The monks, of course, have never seen Legos... so it was a TRIP trying to show them how they all went together. But they figured out their own way to play with them (entire cars were made out of upside-down legos). One group constructed the twin towers, the empire state building, the statue of liberty, the streets of new york, AND the metro! It was fantastic! Others built temples and things. It was fun, fine, and fascinating. After, we had each group get up to present their creations by explaining what everything was (in order to help their memory of the pieces). Now, the point of THIS activity is to show how memory is fallible. As in, memory is constructed in pieces and can be triggered by other memories... but there is no way you can remember every little piece of everything. In a few days we will have each group try to reconstruct their buildings exactly how they were. We'll know if they do it right because we took pictures and counted each god-forsaken PIECE. It was fun. Oh, and I'm laying on my bed which feels as limestone would against my back and butt. Ya'll are all sleeping. I'm sending positive dream energy to you right now. Oooommmmmmmmm!