Ever want to record your travels in a new and unique way, other than writing? Here’s an article I did about art Professor Ken O’Connell who has been sketching and journaling his life and travels since 1960.
Understanding Genocide in Cambodia
I never really understand the magnitude of a genocide until I found one tiny tooth on the ground at Cambodia’s Killing Fields outside of Phnom Penh.
BOOKS: Catfish and Mandala
My review of Pham’s narrative: part travel, part history about the Vietnam war, part family memoir. An excellent read for anyone interested in Vietnam and the Vietnam War.
Get Old in Nepal and Become a God: Celebrating Janku
I recently witnessed a “janku” celebration in Patan. The woman had just turned 77 years, 7 months, 7 days, 7 minutes and 7 seconds old!
BOOKS: The Lady and the Monk
Despite having studied Japan and Japanese for almost 15 years, reading Pico Iyer’s The Lady and the Monk gave me new perspective on the Land of the Rising Sun.
Snapshot Story: Kite Flying During Dasain
For the past few weeks, Kathmandu’s post-monsoon skies have been speckled with colorful kites, heralding in the Dasain festivities.
PHOTOS: Tika and Jamara With the Tamrakars
I recently celebrated the colorful Tika and Jamara ceremony, held on the ninth day of Dasain, with a co-worker and his entire extended family.
BOOKS: Thunder From the East
A brief review of Thunder From the East by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu-Dunn.
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A Hypocritical Vegetarian on Butcher Shops in Kathmandu
I became a semi-vegetarian when living in Kathmandu for some questionable reasons. Although after a while I became more comfortable with the outdoor butcher shops, getting used to seeing whole dead animals splayed out on a table was an undertaking what took some time. Why? Because I'm a product of the American food system where we never have to really realize that the meat we are eating came from a once-alive animals that lived and breathed.
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