I read the novel, Black Beauty as a child. It is the story of a horse of the same title who through the course of his life had a number of homes and owners. Each time he changed homes he was given a new name and each time felt as if his identity had beenContinue reading “A Rose by Any Other Name”
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Out of the Mouths of Babes Abbie warming up by the kitchen stove. Ilam tea gardens At 11:45 pm on December 16 a team of teens, young adults, a couple of older ladies, and five-year-old Abbie boarded a flight out of Kenai, Alaska for the first leg of our journey to the tiny Himalayan kingdomContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya -Part 15a”
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Kolkata, India 2012 In October of 2012 Katie, my daughter, and her friend came halfway around the world to visit me. They traveled from Oklahoma to Dubai and passed their layover riding camels and exploring desert dunes. From there they traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal where Katie spoke at Himalayan Ezra Institute’s tenth anniversary. Their nextContinue reading “Clay Cups of Calcutta”
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1979-1982 Bethel, Alaska Bethel is a village situated on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta in southwestern Alaska. It is a larger village, off the road system, and serves as the regional hub for many surrounding communities by providing medical resources as well as other native corporation and governmental services. The population is ethnically diverse, even multinational,Continue reading “The Art of Being”
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It was a chilly Himalayan morning in Tatopani, a Himalayan village in northern Nepal on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It was also one of the most meaningful days of my life. The humidity in the mountains drove the cold straight to the bone. Decked out in my trekking gear I sat withContinue reading “Butter Tea with a Monk”
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Coffee, Tea, and Reverie 