August 1, 2015
Locked in the passenger seat, driving about the back roads of Samoa, I wrestle with controlling time. I have no control, of course. I am not driving nor am I deciding. I am along for the
July 29, 2015
On Saturday last, the teens of Youth to Youth performed on a basketball court at the Rita end of Majuro. I wandered about the gathered audience snapping pictures and watching as individual youth members both played
August 11, 2014
Boom. The class erupts. Boom. The class erupts again. Boom, the class reverberates as the sound bounces from individual to individual, the reverberations feeding off and into each other. What ignites this massive sound is a
August 9, 2014
I am in the midst of day two of a course for classroom teachers in American Samoa through the University of Hawaii. Day two for me, but the beginning of the third week for the teachers.
July 28, 2012
As the train from Delhi arrived nearly four hours late, by the time I returned to my home base of Shantipur, it was assured that I would not be able to rehearse with the cast that
July 22, 2012
Maybe 14, maybe 16 hours traveling by express train from Kolkata to New Delhi. When we arrive, the temperature tops 45 degrees C. We walk through the beeping, buzzing, broiling traffic to our hotel. A right
July 18, 2012
Days pass as quickly as the screaming buses that whiz through the lone main street of Shantipur. It seems that the few moments that I am actually in my room, I am napping and then a
July 10, 2012
I am not quite sure, as I write this, when I will actually have the chance to post it. However, the first 72 hours in India already reaffirmed what entices me back. After about two days
June 8, 2013
The single week I spent in Pohnpei proved to be restful, fulfilling, rewarding and joyful. That in and off itself seemed odd, as I so often get myself into quirky situations that catch me off-guard and
January 9, 2016
Even though your flight may be on time, over Mumbai they make your plane circle the airport several times. So you're late. After the aerial tour of the airport, you end up in line for the
January 6, 2016
In a place where monkeys roam about and cows wandered unharmed, how can you not feel charmed by and a bit reflective on human nature? The cows are taken for granted, generally, noticed only when one
January 2, 2016
Many people embrace my visits to India. In fact, I have had the great pleasure of visiting most places and friends more than once, which has contributed to forming close relationships and valued friendships. My current
December 31, 2015
Christmas started simply. The Theatre group I am traveling with performed on christmas eve. Between packing up, getting to the hotel, a late dinner and meeting, Christmas arrived quietly during the meeting. Arjun, one of the
December 29, 2015
Just a Kind Moment
In Kolkata, the Theatre Company I am traveling with, needed to set up during the day for the evenings performance. Since other shows were also performing in the single theatre venue, the company
December 26, 2015
At 3:30 I awoke to shower, an unavoidably cold shower, to make room for others of the Natya Chetana company. We needed to leave at 4:45 to catch the train to Kolkata, and there were at
