coming soon...

+ thoughts on lent/holy week.
+ thoughts on life at Dum Dum
+ thoughts on reaching my 3 month mark

i have so many thoughts to share but an insufficient amount of time in which to share them. for now i just want you all to know that i am alive, i love and miss your faces and life is full.

oh hey rach...what's that?

what? *blink blink*

oh this!


this is just a small testament to the fact that my friends are the bee's knees.
the BEE'S FREAKING KNEES!!!

the bee's knees??

yeah i don't know what it means either but those bee's must have some fantastic knees

note: pedro has claimed the jellies for himself. who knew ducks like jelly beans?

music often says more in three minutes than we are able to say in an hours time and seeing as the last months have provided such deep and moving experiences for both Mercedes and i (and not forgetting that she is a poet and i pretend to be one in real life) we've been working on some songs that might adequately describe what we see and feel.

hope you enjoy this little glimpse into our life here...

today...

is Poila Baishak. otherwise known as bengali new year. yay!
that means fireworks tonight (i hope) and lots of celebration.
this photo was not taken today but since i missed the photo op that happened to be taking place on the opposite side of the bus i was on today, we'll just say it went a little something like this



this was the not-very-exciting view from my side of the bus.



my apologies for the lack of posts.
life is full.
stories to come
for sure.

day 68 of 151
i never really thought about specific dates
though if i had i wouldn't have anticipated this
March 31st begins week two of get-rid-of-bronchitis-adventures
March 31st marks nearly 10 weeks of residence in this city
meaning i'm nearly half way through this journey
maybe journey's too eloquent a word
adventure might suffice

and what have i to say for the last 10 weeks
i suppose the best way to say it is this
i feel i've done so little yet much has been done in me
my heart, my worldview, my way of living
each been shaped by my time here
in some ways i feel like an old soul
in others i feel like a child still learning the proper way to say & do

so goodbye March,
minus the sleepless nights spent coughing over the toilet,
you've been good to me.

weavers studio

i think i found a little bit of heaven in kolkata









yep. i am a fan of this place.

darj

i love this place
to attempt an explanation of my love for it would be futile



& when the sun rises



it reveals this most breathtaking view



i ♥ darj.