While traveling, I enjoy finding a temporary home. I then have time to savor the individuals and their rhythm in their more permanent home. Kathmandu is no different. Here are some of the people and places. As a religious studies scholar, I can spend hours taking photos of monks and nuns. I imagine …
Category: 2019 Nepal, India, Israel, and Belgium
Reflections on traveling to Nepal, India, Israel, and Belgium
76. Freak Street
Einar was one of my college roommates in 1971. Like many of us whose parents had money, Einar spent months in a study abroad program in Varanasi India and “studied” at Bananas University. When he returned, he wore sandals and a shawl during Indiana winters. He, of course, had a photo of Gandhi and the …
75. Documents and a Stumble
If you have travelled at all, you have had something like the following airport experience and the following experience while walking. Upon arrival, our jet seems unusually far from the terminal gate. In fact, as I look out the window, I don’t see the sleek, glass and steel, airport terminals found in Shanghai or …
74. My Legs Are Faster than My Mind
I’m an overweight, dumpy older fellow who can barely run a ten-yard spring. I collapsed a month ago when my right knee gave away. After the orthopedic surgeon diagnosed a torn meniscus in that knee, and after several weeks of physical therapy, he still said: “Don’t do anything dumb in the next couple of months …
Journeys: Explorations in Body, Mind, and Spirit 