The Artistry of Eating
Someone once said that eating with a knife and fork is like taking a shower with a raincoat. As a New Yorker, raised on a strong knife and fork curriculum, […]
Tag Archives: India
New Obsession: Log Trucks
American highways would be much happier places if all our trucks looked like this. Each truck is customized with a name, design, sayings, and patterns all the way to the […]
The Last Two Days’ Challenges: Singing Birds A-Flock
“If the heart stays a green tree, singing birds will flock,” a young salesman told me last night, in his friend’s fabric shop in Thekkady. Over the past two days, […]
Thekkady: Morning Yoga
From the hills and tea plantations of Munnar, to a small residence in the town of Thekkady… We did yoga on an unfinished and dirt-covered roof this morning, with birds […]
Today’s Challenge: New Friends and Moments of Zen
It’s amazing what one conversation with two new people can unlock. At our homestay, we met two lovely Brazilian girls, who are traveling through Kerala, to a Holi festival and […]
Munnar: Morning Meditation
Ahh, what a peaceful scene for morning meditation. We are at a lovely homestay in Munnar, where the owner farms cardamom, vanilla, cocoa, coffee, tea and other delicious treats. Every […]
Today’s Challenge: Putting My Trip To Verse
Another great challenge from Mike… Here’s my note home to my parents turned into a 24 line verse, edited over an amazing cup of coffee at a home stay in […]
Pondicherry: Morning Meditation
At 6 am, we were almost the only ones on the beach… By 8, it was full working hours. Nevertheless, we found just as much (if not more) serenity at […]
Today’s Challenge: Beatrix, Bernadette and the Quest for Magic Goat Milk
Great challenge to write our day as a children’s book from Lauren Furgason… Clearly, Blair and I had fun with this on our long drive through the Tamil Nadu countryside […]
The Flip Files: Flip Any Day Into An Adventure 