A Timely Epiphany

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” (Frank Clark) While walking to the … More

A Snail’s Surprise

Just for today, I wanted to share an update I posted to my Indiegogo Camino Campaign webpage.. it was too … More

Rice Field Reverie

My laptop drama continued yesterday with the following verdict handed down by Ibu Wayan: MATI. Dead. Pitiful groaning ensued. What … More

The Camino Campaign: 30-Day Countdown!

Apologies for my hiatus: The other day, my laptop fell into a state of deep REM from which it hasn’t yet … More

The Camino Awaits…

When you start to listen closely, when you start paying close attention, when you stop making excuses on the side … More

An Amateur Chef’s Amnesia

It’s been a week since I moved into the house on the ridge named Kaivalya,* the place that Ike and … More

Facebooking to Health

There’s a very curious phenomenon at work within the expat community on this island, and in particular when it comes … More

Crème de la crèmation

A death in a Balinese family means burial, or if funds are available, a cremation. Ultimately, even buried corpses are … More

Pain for Breakfast

I’ve visited (and lived in) France regularly enough to know that breakfasts are typically comprised of a variety of breads; … More

Please, Take a Seat

I didn’t see it coming. After a year’s absence from a yoga studio I used to go to regularly, I … More