Sue Akins
Volunteer: Sue Akins
Bio:
I am from Oklahoma. I retired from General Motors in 2009 and decided to join the Peace Corps. I have a Bachelors in Education and a Masters in Business. While working for GM I did a little bit of everything from welding to teach, to building databases.
Contributions from Sue Akins
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Female Monk - Bhikkhunis Samaneri
I was recently offered the opportunity to join in a 2 week event which is allowing Females the same opportunity that Males have had forever. The opportunity was to ordain as a Female Buddhist Monk. The lineage of Female Monks in Thailand and in other parts of the world is in question but there are groups who are working to change this and make it possible for Females to experience the time honored tradition which has, for hundreds of years, only been available to Males. The experience w...
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Life as a Female Monk
I was recently offered the opportunity to join in a 2 week event which is allowing Females the same opportunity that Males have had forever. The opportunity was to ordain as a Female Buddhist Monk. The lineage of Female Monks in Thailand and in other parts of the world is in question but there are groups who are working to change this and make it possible for Females to experience the time honored tradition which has, for hundreds of years, only been available to Males. The experience was ...
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Life as a Female Monk
I was recently offered the opportunity to join in a 2 week event which is allowing Females the same opportunity that Males have had forever. The opportunity was to ordain as a Female Buddhist Monk. The lineage of Female Monks in Thailand and in other parts of the world is in question but there are groups who are working to change this and make it possible for Females to experience the time honored tradition which has, for hundreds of years, only been available to Males. The experience was ...
