IMG_5372, originally uploaded by seekingsol. Sorry friends for my absence; between my sicknesses (minor) and those of my students, I’ve hardly found a free moment. I did just upload some photos from a quick walk…
Browsing Category south asia
walking down the up escalator
(I’ve been in a silent retreat and had no idea as to what events have taken place in Tibet this week. I just found out and have yet to research it, but you can click…
interview with a village family
India is the home of almost 1/6th of the world population; 1.13 billion people and around 80% of this population lives in rural areas. Last weekend I spent a long weekend in a small, rural…
errant thoughts and kites
IMG_4374, originally uploaded by seekingsol. Errant thoughts consume me. Not of the adventurous sort, but the meddling. The petty. The flinching. The bothersome and be bothered by, sort. The kind of thoughts that make you…
a creative life
For about six months I’ve been feeling something shifting inside of me. I can only compare the sensation to being made of sand; where every move I make shifts a million grains into a new…
leave your expectations; bring your patience
(I have a new group of Dragons students arriving soon and this was from a note I wrote to them, related to the previous post, that I think continues to provide insight on life in…
india is an arranged marriage
Village Faces, U.P. India, originally uploaded by seekingsol. (This is an excerpt from a personal journal entry from the first week when I arrived in India. I sometimes cringe and curse at the weird way…
goats in sweater vests
I’m currently on a short vacation from India and on my last day in Banaras I asked myself, “Will anything really have changed between now and the two weeks before I return?” And my panicked…
village faces, U.P. India
This weekend, I took a trip out to a friend’s home village and brought my camera for those who are interested in visiting the album: Village Life, U.P. India, originally uploaded by seekingsol. .flickr-photo {…