I’m back from the Himalayas! It’s been three weeks, so give me a minute to gather myself, upload photos and compose my mountain top thoughts… peace, sol ——————————————— *sol bows her “namaste” and gratitude to…
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Footprints in Peru, Day 9: romancing pachamama
a community service project sponsored by World Nomads After a night of tossing through below-freezing temperatures, the sun finally rises. And as I peer out of my tent to watch it chase away the shadows,…
un-tethered time
You know that sometimes my only clues to an ongoing holiday are the icons that dance around the Yahoo and Google front pages? The funny thing about holidays, which I think is only taken into…
unasked answered
This week, on the streets of Pondicherry, I was blessed by an elephant. And she raised her trunk to deliver, upon my forehead, a sacred thump, a story that I always felt compelled to compose,…
midnight monsoon
pouring. drenching. pounding. drowning. rain. When I was in Pune, they asked me, “Did it rain in the North, in Mumbai, when you were there?” When I was in Goa, they asked me, “Did it…
*click her heels three times*
and then clicks her sticks three times… …at a pre-wedding dandia. India. My fourth homecoming to my favorite country in the whole world. The new South India Photo Album has officially been born, barely weighing…
sacred ego stomping
The Sacred Lake Namtso (For more stories from Tibet, visit the archives for April, 2005. For more pictures from Tibet, visit the Tibet Photogallery.) I’m in the mood for a story. And this one is…
violet umbrella
Time. Just when I think it no longer exists, it stops; Against a wall I crash; Into the realization that more than a meager measure of minutes, it is a cunning calculator of change. Elevated…
revelation recovered
I don’t look up, but feel the table vibrate as a chair is pulled out from under it and curious arms fold themselves across from mine… “Hello.” Although my eyes are reluctant to pull themselves…
this is india – part II
(This story is a continuation of the post from last week, which can be read by scrolling down to the next entry entitled, “this is india – part I”.) ***** The Rail Official instructs me…