There is a an old folktale that turtles cry when they bury their eggs. I can see why people who have seen a mother turtle lay her eggs, bury them, and leave them to the universe to take care of…
Ghandi is famously quoted as saying “be the change you wish to see in the world”. In fact, this bumper sticker quote was probably extracted from the following verifiable quote from Ghandi… “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in…
Who was I to insist that any parent send their young child hours away, to schools without proper infrastructure, often to be raised by someone else (when boarding was necessary due to limited options)? Who was I to tell a…
We walk almost 3km when the familiar understanding that time and distance do not have concrete meaning in India, hits me. I don’t know why I am ever surprised by this fact. Any utterance of “it’s not very far” while…
Leaving for an indefinite journey around the world means, among other things, figuring out what to do with all the stuff one accumulates over the years. We decided to purge everything we possibly could and keep one box each of…
Today, a woman got on the train with her little girl and a baby in a stroller. It was obvious that the woman was furious. She was screaming at and pushing the little girl. It was pretty obvious that she…
The flurry of getting everything ready to go for our July 15th departure date has kept us from posting anything to the blog lately. But recently, Aaron and I had an experience that pulled a major reason we are getting…
As tragedies are apt to do, the bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday led to some serious conversations in homes across America. Ours was no different. Aaron and I both spend our days with young children so our knowledge of…
After the initial shock, most people who hear you are planning a trip to India will inevitably ask you “…but what about the poverty?” And they will, of course, want a full report to support their pre-conceptions upon your return.…