Adventures of Chubby the Great loving the world one culture at a time

home through tourist eyes - peace

USA | Saturday, 19 Jul 2014 | Views [413]

My long-lost brother is visiting me in southern California from Switzerland this summer!  I'm learning to blend with his touristy ways even though, despite all his picture-taking and wide-eyed oggling, my brother is strangely adamant about his ... Read more >

Tags: connection, discussion, happiness, hollywood

kindness - Buttercup Farms

USA | Saturday, 14 Jun 2014 | Views [314]

David made me cry today.    No, nothing like that! He cut the grass.    Ok, maybe I should start from the beginning...    David was abused as a child. He absorbed so much pain that at 50 years of age ... Read more >

Tags: kindness, wwoof

Photos: Buttercup Farms Garden

USA | Monday, 9 Jun 2014 | Photo Gallery

kitchen day - Buttercup Farms

USA | Monday, 9 Jun 2014 | Views [305]

Buttercup Farms Garden - my first wwoofing experience. I've been here since mid April, which means I've witnessed the crisp green of the rolling hills melt into endless fields of gold. Now I understand why California is the 'Golden State'.   ... Read more >

Tags: food, wwoof

Photos: profile

USA | Thursday, 29 May 2014 | Photo Gallery