The Bully & Mr G.

One of my favorite Sunday activities is to join J & N at their villa compound for a few hours … More

Monkey Business

It’s to be expected. I live in a Balinese family compound / guesthouse, so people come and go all the … More

Hong Bao Na Lai!

Many Chinese citizens have been on the go the past few days, criss-crossing the country and heading to their family … More

Off The Mongan Trail

Awaking to the surround-sounds of Sunday morning in Ubud, I spent a few minutes reflecting on my stay in Mongan … More

The Roundabout Way

I walked the labyrinth twice this morning and both times nearly lost my way. Maybe it was just a reflection … More

My Haj to Hay

Deep in the heart of rural Lombok, far from where tourists tread, past dozens of mosques and minarets, passing rice … More

The Saraswati Effect

Today, not surprisingly, this being the island of the gods, is another day of celebration: Hari Raya Saraswati, when Balinese … More

Selamat Sabtu

A dozen or so of us, representing six countries, joined together for a Friday evening fest & feast, the first … More

A Quasi-Christmas

Perhaps because I am now one of the many expats living in a largely nondenominational community, within a Hindu pocket … More

The Day After the World Didn’t End

When I spoke with my sister this morning, who is on the east coast of the U.S., the time difference … More