Caitlin announced that she wanted to go to India this summer "to get centered and find myself". Ahem. When pressed, she decided that she'd rather travel to France to a place called Plum Village which was founded by an exiled Vietnamese Buddhist monk. We sat together and read the description of the retreats that are held there. Up at 5:30, to bed at 10:30, the entire day spent in pursuit of becoming completely mindful of your existence. Her reaction? "Can't I just go to California with you and sleep and get massages? Being spiritual is really hard work."