thinking about departures

From Leah:

Two more days to go and I've been thinking about departures. Is this a trip to wander and absorb, or is there something to seek, something to envision gaining before departure? Over and over I imagine myself standing before the great female Buddha, and the nostalgia I carry for that sense of spiritual need that was once palpable.

I've decided to carry a sketchbook in an effort to record in a wordless mode. Awe is wordless.

Charlie senses something. He hides under the bed.