“The Hearts of India”

We are back in Delhi! We’ve come full circle, having traveled over 12,000 km over the last three months. Along the way we’ve hosted twelve Hearts of the World workshops, inviting young people to explore their inner worlds through the meditative act of painting. Each child painted their unique heart and now it’s time to […]
The Riddled Road to Varanasi, Pt 2

(…Continued) Fifteen long hours after leaving Delhi, between the dust clouds and Tata trucks she finally appeared… the oldest active city in the world, Varanasi. I sat up in the back, blinking my heavy, thirsty eyes at the sight of the holy city. There were cows everywhere. Painted and decorated Tata goods carriers lined the […]
A Good, Full Life

I grew up on an island. The day I turned 18, as a message to myself (and my mother) that i was now free, I went to the tattoo parlor and got inked with one of those tacky Chinese character designs. I still have that dreadful tattoo, but I don’t regret it for a moment. […]