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By Krishna-kripa Das<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The very enthusiastic chanters, musicians, and dancers in our party inspired people to take part. I encountered many students from the local community college, but very few from University of North Florida, where we have programs. People took pictures of the devotees chanting and themselves and their friends with the devotees.\n\nDiary of a Traveling Sadhaka, Vol. 11, No. 23
By Krishna-kripa das
(December 2015, part one)<\/b> North Florida and Atlanta
(Sent from Orlando, Florida, on January 16, 2015)<\/div>\n Where I Went and What I Did<\/div>\n For the first half of December I was based at our Krishna House in Gainesville, where I sang with their chanting party for 2\u00bd hours each weekday while the devotees served about a thousand plates of Krishna food to the students, faculty, staff, and visitors at the University of Florida. The end of the first week we attended three outreach events where we shared the chanting of Hare Krishna with many people: the Jacksonville Art Walk, the Tallahassee First Friday, and the St. Augustine Christmas parade. At the Art Walk devotees also distributed many books. The second week I chanted at the Gainesville Farmers Market with just one other devotee. At Krishna House we had an end of the semester party with appreciations of the devotees and some humorous entertainment, and I share some of the parts most striking to me. I was part of our kirtana <\/i>team at inspiring deity welcoming ceremony in Tallahassee that brought a lot of people together chanting Hare Krishna.
<\/span> I share notes on a Prabhupada lecture and quotes from his books. I share excerpts from the journal of Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. I share notes on classes by Prahladananda Swami, Radhanath Swami, and Bhakti Prabhupada Vrata Damodar Swami. I share insights from many Prabhupada disciples, including Adi Karta Prabhu, Ananta Devi, Garuda Prabhu, Kalakantha Prabhu, Ramiya Prabhu, Satyaraja Prabhu, Sesa Prabhu, and Tamohara Prabhu. I have an excerpt on Prabhupada\u2019s padayatra by Gaurangi Devi from a Back to Godhead magazine article. I also have nice realizations from other devotees who speak at Krishna House such as Madhava Prabhu [from New Raman Reti], Mother Caitanya, Tulasirani Devi, Abhimanya Prabhu, Gauranga Prasada Prabhu, Dhamesvara Mahaprabhu Prabhu, Hanan Prabhu, and Ricardo.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Itinerary <\/div>\n January 16\u201317: Orlando January 18: Gainesville January 19\u201320: Orlando January 21: Tampa January 22: Orlando January 23\u201326: Tallahassee January 27\u2013February 24: Gainesville area (and Florida campuses) February 25: New York City February 26\u201329: Dublin, Ireland March 1\u00ad\u2013April 14: India<\/span>
April 14\u2013: Dublin, Ireland<\/div>\n
<\/span><\/b> Jacksonville Art Walk<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n ![](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ma-EEgjOz4s\/VpqPgvmK_9I\/AAAAAAAAXRA\/tAUVh4r0ZhY\/s1600\/jax_art_walk_alex.jpg\")
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<\/span> <\/p>\n The Jacksonville Art Walk started slowly with Gauranga Prasad Prabhu singing a mellow tune and Alex teaching a couple guys the mantra and a simple dance, but as the devotees become more fired-up and the streets filled with people, many delighted in chanting and dancing with the Krishna House devotees, who also distributed books, cookies, and incense in addition to the holy name. <\/span>
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n You can see how passersby were attracted by our chanting in this video (https:\/\/youtu.be\/cu6qF5cO-HA<\/a>):<\/div>\n