“No money, no honey.” That’s the reason Nyoman, the 26-year old who works at the family homestay at which I’m…
Essays
2010 was a bad year for me. First I lost my job, a job I’d held for 19 years, a…
29 March 2011
Mysore Shopping Spree!
$1,225: that’s the amount of money raised as of early Monday morning, India time, for Mysore’s People For Animals in…
24 March 2011
Helping Those Who Can’t Help Themselves
$531: that’s the amount raised through our humble little fundraising efforts for Mysore’s first and only animal shelter: People For…
I’ve uncovered the key ingredient missing from my life since switching my yoga practice from the main shala to tiny…
7 March 2011
Book Artist Louise Naomi Best
I met Louise at a writers group in my new ‘hood in Gokulam and felt immediately drawn to her. Her…
45 Fiction Recommendations for Travel Writers
2 March 2011
The Daily Grind
It’s nearly three weeks since my arrival in Gokulam, a Brahmin neighborhood in Mysore, where life centers mainly around several yoga…
16 December 2006
Indian Winter
My second trip to India in less than a year kicked off with an auspicious start. Since this is a…
16 December 2006
Social Bookmark Buttons on Every Post!
1. Write your post and publish it. Look at it in a new tab (flower-“T”). Click on the post title…
