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Trip: India 2009-2010

There are [8] stories from my trip: India 2009-2010


A thought – As you think about the future

INDIA | Sunday, 16 May 2010 | Views [293]

If you still want to be challenged, And you still want to be in India, Or at least try to improve your relationship with the land and the people of this diverse country. Because places are like people and sometimes you need to give them time. If you ... Read more >


Photos: just a few

INDIA | Saturday, 1 May 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Used Hands

INDIA | Sunday, 7 Feb 2010 | Views [271]

She felt used. Not as used as someone forced to sell her body might feel, nor as used as someone who is raped, so clear and final. But used in a simple transactional way. She never expected to face one so seemingly mentally liberated. His truth was ... Read more >


Birth and Death of a Day

INDIA | Tuesday, 2 Feb 2010 | Views [221]

She walked out of the room and stared at the sky. She stood next to the building in hopes of catching the sunrise peak over the trees. She watched you as you walked by and sighed. She walked into the sunrise over the green morning because the breath ... Read more >


Being vs. Having

INDIA | Sunday, 24 Jan 2010 | Views [243]

At home in the mirror I face my own face to see what I am made of. You see what your made of, do judge the worth the hair and the nose. But make a conscious decision that the worth of a person resonates out from the heart. A muscle made strong by cyclical ... Read more >


If you could tell me why

INDIA | Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009 | Views [344]

Water.  No 'please' no 'thank you.' No acknowledgment of interaction. If you could tell me why... I am supposed to serve you, I am expected to clean while you sit around and do nothing. Why women have to leave their homes when they marry and somehow, ... Read more >


What makes you Indian?

INDIA | Tuesday, 18 Aug 2009 | Views [277]

Is it The food you grew up with or the language you speak? Is it a duty to your elders, Or the soil of your birth? Your ability to be recognized by your community Or the passport you hold? The blood-line through your father, Or simply one drop.... Read more >


What this is not.

INDIA | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [265]

It is not a place for me to tell you what I ate for breakfast or how annoyed I am at honking horns. It is not a constantly updated stream of thought nor a caricature of everyday life. It is a place to chronicle my thoughts, musings and questions ... Read more >

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