Wrong plane!

I wasn’t paying attention and when I stepped off the plane, I was back in India. Woohoo! I would miss my cousin’s wedding, but I could go back to Rajasthan or hiking in the Ladakh. This misstep couldn’t have been planned better. Parched from the flight, I asked the woman with the long braid where […]

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Merde-y Moments

India taught me to live in the moment. If you worry about the crowd of shark-like rickshaw drivers ready to devour you upon arrival, you’ll miss the beauty of the train’s passengers and scenery. So, I’ve been doing it– living inside each moment, proud to be noticing a sidewalk’s graffiti rather than worrying whether a […]

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MEDiterranean MEN

Many moons ago, I decided to do a charity walk for AIDS in NYC. I couldn’t get a friend to join me, so I made the trek alone. I wasn’t alone for very long. Almost immediately, a suave gentleman had pulled up beside me. He asked many questions and proved to be a great listener. […]

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But, sir, I’m a big deal in Asia.

I just spent months feeling like a VIP. In Asia, those in the tourist industry know how to fluff you up, make you feel like a celebrity, and treat you as if you don’t smell like someone who has been carrying her life around in a moldy, airless pack. I never looked at the prices […]

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French Revelations

1.The French say ‘voila’ even when they’re not performing magic! They say it when they give you stuff. Like crepes, which actually are a form of magic. ‘Voila’ means ‘There it is.’ 2. After hearing so many “Oui Oui Oui”s, we realized the little piggy wasn’t crying all the way home. He was simply French.

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