It finally happened.  We’ve been out of the US for nearly 4 months, 3 of which have been in Asia.  We anticipated tummy problems and…

EDIT:  I’ve been informed that Nita’s shop is now closed. If I find out if she has another shop, I will post it here! We’ve…

A couple years ago I somehow clued into “natural building” — the idea that you can build your own home/structures using materials that are available…

Traveling in India is not for sissies.   In fact, the challenges are what make India so rewarding and completely unpredictable.   There are, however,…

Calcutta was not on our original itinerary.  It’s in eastern India and we had planned to stick strictly to the western side of the country. …

Varanasi, Benares – it’s truly an ancient city.  3,000 years old, at least.  And you can tell. Everywhere we’ve been in India has exhibited what…

We stayed in McLeod Ganj for nearly 2 months — and it was 2 months well spent!  Teaching English turned out to be a really…

Saturdays are usually the days that people pack out the ballparks in the US to catch a double header.  An early game and an evening…

*This blog post is dedicated to Donna Brandon and I have been teaching an English Conversation class for about a month now, to a group…

The day started like any other.  Brandon left at 8:30 for his class and I dragged myself out of bed to freshen up and read. …