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
Today I found myself walking along a little muddy path strewn with broken bricks to provide footholds in the slick, with wholeheartedly green vegetation on both sides. The leaves are so exuberant that… Continue reading
8/10 Crap. We’ve only been here two months and we are out of steam. Neither of us has any energy, K has stabbing pains after every meal, I am done with the main… 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
