After taking a full day to buy train tickets and book our hostel, we waited two days before we left for the Howrah Junction in Kolkata for our 8:30p train. Because it is overnight, we were in the sleeper trains which have three tiers of beds. We were generally near to each other and the train was mostly empty so all seven of us cuddled into ... Read More (0 Comments)

Our visit consisted of mainly that: lying on the beach, playing in the sand, eating pancakes and drinking lassi’s in outside restaurants, reading books, taking slow walks. One day revolved around renting mopeds and driving through small streets full of construction and sacred cows, out onto the open road with semi-trucks. I have a whole ne... Read More (0 Comments)

The day passed, walking my final steps in good ole’ Kolkata. I tried to absorb things that I know I wouldn’t see anytime soon: cows in the middle of road, man running around with jugs of water in dhotis, naked children bathing in the open water pumps. I remember them now, but I can’t feel their splashing water. All day I didn’t cry. ... Read More (0 Comments)

At service today, one of my students noticed a necklace I bought in Varanasi. It’s simple, black string with a silver charm in the shape of the “ohm” symbol. Since the loss of my favourite necklace from Peru, I felt the need to replace it with a simple token of my travels to remind me to breathe.

My student pointed to my neckl... Read More (0 Comments)