Bow, wow, Bottoms Up: The Akha Hill Tribes Third day with the Akha hill tribes in northern Chiang Rai and I am finally starting to enjoy the benefits of traveler's amnesia; a true sign that the mind and soul have joined the physical body on holiday. I don't know (nor want to know) what day or hour it is. I have forgotten about my 'to do' list and all the concerns and thoughts that woody wood peck my head at home. Events and next steps are determined by the natural flow of life. I live in a perpetual state of meditative amnesia; I only contemplate the imminent now and live reactively. No schedule, only doing things because they are the logical next steps. You cook because you want to eat. You eat because you are hungry.
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