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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Reflections in my mindof the echoes in my heart,memories of a life livedin search of a Kingdompaint a mosaic menagerie,weave a tapestry of joy and pain and grace. From castles tall to shattered slums,children’s giggles to wails of anguish,through desert and valley to mountain summit,rain forest to high Himalayan peakI’m seeking in the creation’s eyesreflectionsContinue reading “Echoes and Reflections”
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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 