Mumbai 101
We’d just finished our first Dosa since Penang the previous winter, its savory potato masala blending in our mouths with tangy mint chutney christening our yearly sovereign to the tropics […]
Tag Archives: Anthropology
The Headman’s New Chainsaw
A noisy, sputtering gas generator keeps the village’s satellite TV blaring until midnight, teenagers wearing “I don’t give a F*#k” t-shirts chain smoke cigarettes, and the purr of chainsaws are […]
Torajan Way of Death
The old woman’s solemn, weathered face was worn with the passing of decades, transformation of traditions, arrival of modernity, and resurgence of culture. Her calm dark eyes, deeply sunken into […]
Finding and Losing Paradise in Wakatobi Marine Park
Hyperventilating is the secret – as you float on the surface of the warm turquoise waters, rapidly draw air in and out of your lungs to dive deeper and explore […]
Rio Platano Expedition: The Village of the River
The final morning the surrounding jungle was distinctively more radiant towering over the river. The sky had a bright cerulean glow and the green vegetation, round grey river rocks, and […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Among the Ancients
By our fourth day on the river, the skies had cleared, the river had widened, and the now smooth current did most of the work. The sections where the shoreline […]
Shamanism in the Land Where the Rainbow Gets its Colors
It was a cool sunny morning when we made our way up the hills surrounding Lago de Atitlan towards the village of San Pablo where we were to meet the […]
