A number of years ago, I took a class, where we had the assignment to pick a spot out in nature and go sit there for at least a half hour at least four times a week. Then we also had to keep a journal, writing down what we observed. It was a remarkable experience. … Continue reading Stepping into the darkness
So i showed up back home in Connecticut -straight from the beginnings of the hot Argentina summer – into what would become the snowiest winter on record! I had actually missed two CT winters while living in Honduras, so I was pretty excited that first snow storm to get out there and shovel. I even … Continue reading From summers heat to the snowiest January on record….
What makes you bleed? What, in a world that can be so hard, is the thing that keeps you soft? And able to feel both love and pain. That is the central question of the South African movie Tsotsi, Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Do we ever understand our motivations for doing things? If … Continue reading Tsotsi: What makes you bleed?
So im sitting, waiting. in the airport terminal. And I haven’t bothered to get up from my chair for the past two hours. Having glanced at all the overpriced souvenir t-shirts, now im content to just organize the various icons on my computer desktop. And there, in the periphery of my vision I can see … Continue reading The Freedom of Childhood.
They say that it is the people that make the place. So as I say my goodbye to Buenos Aires, as much as the city is a incredibly vibrant, alive, and beautiful, it is people that came into my life that that have really touched and changed me. So it is to the people who … Continue reading To make an end is to make a beginning
One of my first days in Buenos Aires I happened to notice way down in the subway tunnels a tile image of the Virgin of Lujan, the patron saint of Argentina, and I thought how odd it was that someone should have thought to put it there. And in the days since then, I have been … Continue reading Subway Religion
One of the things I have come to really love about Buenos Aires is the proliferation of fantastic bakeries all over the city. And so it was sort of pathetic that it took me over 5 months to realize that there was one just one block away from me, but, then i more than made … Continue reading Caritas Dulces
So, i didnt spent all my time sitting under that miserable immigration poster, throwing it my face – in both english and spanish – all the proper documentation i didnt have. La Paz was quite beautiful, huge city meets traditional andean cultures. Here are a few images from my time. Continue reading when i was finally allowed into Bolivia …
For my birthday, I had the fantastic opportunity to visit La Paz, Bolivia, on the cheap. Getting there turned out to be the biggest adventure of the trip. To start with, i flew boa airlines, which is operated by the Bolivian government. I began to question the legitimacy of the airline, when i found out they did not even have … Continue reading Why you should always dress-up when traveling
Wandering Joy 