-SAVE TENZIN DELEK RINPOCHE'S LIFE-

Day Eight:
From: Lake Village, IN (20 miles to Cedar Lake)
To: Outskirts of Cedar Lake, IN (Home of Hanover Central)

Distance: 11 Miles
Topography: I THINK WE HAVE THIS ONE COVERED BY NOW.

Weather: -A Call To Arms-
"Tenzin is falling
down to his knees
His leg is crumbling down
It's raining here in Cedar Lake
50 miles south
Where you should be
but no one's around.

I need a blessing,
I need a rain coat,
I need a big love,
I need a blessing.

These tractor Trailers
Keep passing me by
But I still have plenty to say.
You get what you pay for
But I just had no
Intention
of living this way.

I need a blessing,
I need yak ride,
I need a Tibetan sunburn,
I need a raincoat,

But I get no answersŠ
I don't get NO change!
It's raining in Chicago,
But everything in Tibet is the same.

This Walk I'll remember
And the nightmares,
hope I'll forget
I miss you, my country
Guess that I should

18,000 miles away
What would you change if you could?

I need a blessing.
Maybe I should buy a new car.
I can always hear the 'Ghalou'
When I listen real hard.
And I wish,
And I wish,
And I wish this world would help us
'Cause I'm lonely for my hometown.
I'd like to hear a little 'Damngay'
Guess it's time to put my hood on

I need a blessing
I need a rain coat
Really need a raincoat
Really, really need a raincoat
Really, really, really need a raincoat
Really need a raincoat"

Landmarks: Kankakee River, Huber Ranch Sod Nursery
HANOVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IS THE REAL DEAL

The March: While we were at Hanover Central for the presentation of the century the skies really opened up. It seemed to have subsided but the levy broke.

Start: 11:30am
Break: 1:00pm
Lunch Break: 2:00pm
2nd Half: 3:30pm
Finish: 5:00pm 00pm (well we didn't see the sun today but I'm sure it dropped like a brick behind those eerily magnificent clouds)

Avg. Time: 3 mph
Total Time: 5 hours

Daily Mileage: 11
To Date: 147.8

Marchers:
Core: 4: Passang Passang (Minnesota), Jigme Norbu (Bloomington), Tenzin Jamyang (Chicago), Ngawang Lobsang (Chicago) (Larry please come back soon so Doug can walk again ... the van smells!)

Guests: 2: Jamyang Dolma (Minnesota), Ngawang Dolma- aka Ngawang D (Minnesota)

Casualties: Tenzin's leg cannot fully extend. He is in real pain throughout the night, yet he still walks every single mile.

Rating: Pretty motivating considering how wet and windy it was .

Host Families:
Tues Dec 7: Unitarian Universalist Church Park Forest, IL
Breakfast: Tsampa from Tibet (Ngawang D and Jamyang) Hanover Central put out a sweet spread of morning snacks and sent us on our way with several bags full of food and drinks for the days walk
Lunch: USA Family Restaurant; Lowell, IN (It's amazing how far we have been able to stretch Dave Raymer's and Cynthy Scrugg's generosity. Infinite thanks to you both)
Dinner: Unitarian Universalist Church of Park Forest, IL provided a meal

Leg 9: entering the Chicago vicinity up to the Highland City Line (14-18 miles)

Presentations: 7:30 am Merrillville Senior High School, Merrillville, IN
7:00pm Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Park Forest, IN (Traditional Tibetan Meal with congregation)

Quote of Day: "I'm a senior and I just wanted to say that this was the best presentation I have ever seen here at Hanover. Everyone was listening, you had everyone's attention. It never happened like that before. Thank you so much for coming here today."

"I've been beaten, choked, kicked, lied to, swindled, taken advantage of, and laughed at. The only reason I hang around is to see WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!!!"
(Sign above the register at the Mobil Gas Sation; US41/Rt10 Lake Village, IN)