A Mushroom Spring Roll, an Umbrella, and a Monkey: Chatting with Tibetan Monks in Mcleod Ganj October 12th 2009 Three young Tibetan monks and one woman sat in a semi-circle around me--warmly smiling and contorted into various positions to fill the small floor space between us. They had ushered me here--gesturing with their arms and saying, “Please, come, come” and I had sat--succumbing their welcoming smiles and eager energy. In the absence of language, they stared at me with great anticipation--as if I ... read more
Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
Thanks to an incurable case of wanderlust (and the end of graduate school and the economy being in the pits), here we are...no jobs, no ties to Seattle, no apartment, and no commitments (not even a dog!) for the next several months while we travel the world. On this website, you will find tales from the road--read them if you have time (or maybe if you are bored at work) and make comments if you are so inclined. ... full info