Back in the paleotechnic dawn of the 21st century, my mother’s request was understandable. “Just call me once a week to let me know you’re alive,” she said, as I wandered off across… Continue reading
Is there an astrologer in the house? I am hoping you can give me an external explanation for WTF is going on lately. 8/5 Friday, politics/culture clash lead us to have a sulky… Continue reading
I got my hair cut yesterday. I think that makes 7 countries where I’ve gotten one, 8 if you count the emergency beard removal in Guatemala.There is a barbershop in between the veggie… Continue reading
6:00 AM the little pink travel clock goes off, K or I snaking an arm out from under the mosquito net to turn it off or poke at it for a snooze. As… Continue reading
I turned 31 in Bhaktapur, Nepal yesterday. This makes a different country every birthday for the last four years. The blessings are too many to count. I am at peace with the gradual… Continue reading
I’m not even sure how to spell it, but I eat it for dinner every day. Starting next week I will eat it for both of my two daily meals. According to the… Continue reading
We wake up around 6:00 AM, and may see or hear the family’s morning worship ceremony, or puja. Their primary deity is Ganesh, his golden figures kept in a small room off the… Continue reading
I don’t mean to give the impression that we are less than ecstatic to be here. Bed bugs aside. Kathmandu is a throbbing sort of place, beautifully different from anywhere I’ve been before. … Continue reading
Well hello. Alive and well in Kathmandu. I like the idea of going two months without touching the internet, but here I am, and there you are. How are you by the way?… Continue reading
Given that the waterfall regularly closes down the road (there are basically only two highways in Nepal, one going NE of Kathmandu, one SE) so we realized that if we managed to cross,… Continue reading
