Rice Field Reverie

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

Luck o’ the Poop

Within a couple of hours, I was struck three times. Actually, sideswiped was more like it. But with a flurry … 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

A Path to Goodbye

I was long overdue for another visit to check up on my labyrinth at the meditation retreat center. I invited … More

The Lower East Side

It’s a Sunday morning. I’m not in Manhattan. And yet, I strolled through the Lower East Side as I often … More

Wispy Things

Once in awhile, when I turn off the well-worn, beaten main road and head down the path towards the rice … More

The Sweep Cycle

Amidst the handful of sounds rising with the dawn – roosters, dogs, bikes, metal shutters – lies one so unique, … More

Essential Ingredients

It takes so little to make me happy. A breathtaking view… A couple of OMs (Organic Mojitos to the uninitiated … More

Festival Season Wraps Up!

The bi-annual Balinese ten-day festivals of Galungan to Kuningan just wrapped up over the weekend… though thankfully the penjors stay … More