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a new revolution 'round the sun

INDIA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2007 | Views [1617]

The Himalayas are a holy place. For a moment, I forgot this. And remembered them only, as big mountains. But slowly crawling along the valleys and ridges of the Earth’s crust had the effect of a pumice stone on my soul. For 15 days I walked. And for ... Read more >

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Footprint in Peru, Day 6: a welcome to the house of great mountains

PERU | Sunday, 19 Aug 2007 | Views [3606]

Footprint in Peru, Day 6: a welcome to the house of great mountains a community service project sponsored by World Nomads As we descend into the valley, I can't help but feel like I'm strolling through ... Read more >

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Footprints in Peru, Day 4: appeasing the apus

PERU | Monday, 13 Aug 2007 | Views [2461]

Veronica & her Apus “I knew you were better as soon as your laugh woke me up,” declares Javier. Indeed, while my mental facilitates napped through a 13-hour siesta, my body, with the assistance ... Read more >

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stories that silence

GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 19 Oct 2005 | Views [1161] | Comments [1]

Like a child who has witnessed a tragedy beyond their vocabulary of comprehension, my mouth has been closed in silent surrender of the search for fitting words that don’t exist. For who am I to speak? In every country I travel to, and with every firsthand ... Read more >

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on top of the world

CHINA | Tuesday, 19 Apr 2005 | Views [1082]

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Sol vs. The Volcano -- A History

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2002 | Views [3263] | Comments [1]

In Portland, Oregon, when given a piece of white construction paper and finger paints, children will blob and smudge paintings of snow-capped mountains topped with whipped-cream clouds and sprinkled with pine trees. In San Diego, California, kids ... Read more >

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three-day-date with a hammock

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 Feb 2002 | Views [958]

*turns her pant pockets inside out and shakes the sand out of them* I'm back from my three-day-date with a hammock on the black sand beaches of Monterico. It's amazing how exhasting being lazy can be! In any case, I have a monster blog in the works ... Read more >

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