We pulled into Sioux City in the evening after a long drive across the state of Nebraska (a lot of wind and corn!) and arrived at the welcoming home of our precious host and organizers, the Nooney family. They have a great old brick home, 4 wonderful kids, 3 cats, 1 dog, and now 7 monks.

Our main event is the creation of a Tara Sand Mandala at Morningside College. We are very grateful to Ibu Nooney of Tara House who wrote the grant to fund the mandala from the Iowa Arts Council. as well as John Bowitz, the head of the Art Department at Morningside College, for their help in bringing the mandala to Sioux City.

Here is a video of news coverage of our visit

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