Tegan, please give details about this monastery...

i went to Lunas hermitage, a burmese tradition monstery near penang in malaysia and it was wonderful...
can go there for as long as one wishes...
If you're willing to take a trip I know a wonderful monestary in burma were you can live for as long as you want to stay and they will teach you how to meditate both in your daily life as well as sitting. the teacher there is amazing and you will learn that things are more about what goes on inside than what goes on outside. just from my own personal experience (i lived there for about three months), i never felt more alive than i did while i was there. it wasn't the first meditation center i went to, but i have to say it was the best.
meditation really taught me how to live, and how to deal and look at life in a completely different way. i used to be really self destructive when i was younger, i was constantly depressed, i did a lot of drugs, i dropped out of school, i just couldn't focus on anything. i used to sleep all the time because i didn't think there was any reason to be awake. and then my mom introduced me to meditation and even though i didn't stick with it at the time, it's something that i don't think i could ever leave behind now.
the center in burma is free of charge (the monastary is run on the donations and dhamma workers.) you'll have a accomodations and meals so you can focus all your attention on meditating.
let me know if you want more details and il'll get them for you. my sister is actually going to sit there for 6 months soon.
theres also this great book called "when the iron eagle flies" by ayya khema. If you ever want to meet up on a weekend for a sit, i'd be happy to do that also.[/quote]