here and there

musings of a wandering mind

Tag: travel

  • hangry

    In 2015 I spent a few months on a Permaculture farm in the North of Thailand, before heading to Thich Hat Hanh’s Thai Plum Village for the last ten days of my visa. This led to three months at a Zen Center in South India, which led to a series of ten-day retreats and the…

  • rest on the breeze

    Note to self: Sometimes it’s best to just let the wind finish what it’s doing before you make any attempts at putting down roots. You will learn to find stillness in uncertainty, and bliss in not knowing. You’re learning to see yourself and the world for what they really are, and that takes time. There…

  • not trying to get anywhere

    I have been much more consistent in my creative practice lately, but alas, I am shy, and so I have been putting off accountability via this blog for a while now. I know perfection will never come, so if it’s perfection I am waiting for, I’ll never share my creations. Where’s the fun in that?…

  • Another Rotation, More Ambulation

    Another Rotation, More Ambulation

    Making New Year’s resolutions may be cheesy, but negativity is even worse. I’m ready to crush some goals and live well.

  • A (Not So Quick) Tour of Tamil Nadu

    After three and a half weeks in India, specifically in Tamil Nadu, I am back in Chennai for a little over 24 hours – just enough to buy a bus ticket, eat a few meals, and write my first (and long overdue) blog post. I can continue to put it off as I pursue a…

  • dragons

    I heard that there wereDragons in your dreamlandAnd some ships upon your shoreWhich were rigged for an adventureSet for anything in store A light shone from your windowPreparing skull and boneFor a jaunt across an oceanFor a wander from your home I know you knewNot what would comeA serpent, slug or eelAll that really matteredWas…