My palms are still fluttering with the wings of the monarchs, burnt orange against the slate grey of lake and sky. Little grains of sand are falling from them as they warm to the winding path of our morning walk. … Continue reading
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Ambiguity So, why did you go to India? To help, to shop or for faith? To see where I was born. And did you visit the ancient temples? Yes, and the mosques and the missionary churches. And … Continue reading
up here we barely flap our wings warm drafts from the valleys pull through the foothills that roll in endless succession fold into each other rough-cut emerald cabochons rounded by the wheels of time burnished by tireless winds I ride … Continue reading
There are more stars in the sand than in the sky along the Ganges/Ganga. We have put our travel bags in the tent, and met our rafting guide. Now, we gaze at the sparkling ground that leads us down to … Continue reading
From Agra we travel to Moradabad, where I was born at a Salvation Army Hospital. We arrive at our hotel in the afternoon and are informed that one of those 10,000 weddings I’ve mentioned will be taking place in the … Continue reading
April 24th is the most auspicious day to be married in India. Our driver tells us that 10,000 weddings will be happening on the day we depart from Jaipur, heading to Agra. Whether this is fact or fiction we are on … Continue reading
Plant a Million Trees for the Monsoon because the women of Africa have done this before you and if Africa was the cradle of humankind then you, India, were our first steps and we must begin again, placing bare feet … Continue reading
My best advice to anyone traveling in India is to hire a driver. One like Shri Rana Ji, who can navigate the lanes like a king salmon up river against all odds, currents and competitors while stopping on a half … Continue reading
We wake to a hazy morning across the world from most of the people we know and love, greeted by strangers saying “Namaste , Good morning” with hands pressed palm to palm facing skyward over their hearts. We reflect their … Continue reading
Arriving at the new New Delhi airport we are met by Susan’s son Jonah and Whitney, his girlfriend, who have been traveling and volunteering in India since September. Jonah is a devotee of Ama, a guru known through out the … Continue reading