"In the middle of this starkness I suddenly found some colour. That colour was dance. Buoyed by the rhythm of dance, I have discovered a new language in my body. I have discovered the overwhelming taste of ... Read More...
Mistaken Identity
February 23, 2013 Mistaken Identity I've never had quite the experience as the one I had today. After our morning ritual of yoga and breakfast, my half of the group headed to a safe house run by Women's ... Read More...
Soccer Balls, Block Prints and Red Lights
February 22, 2013 We began today with a long bus ride to Sanlaap (Bengali for dialogue) visiting the complex where we are funding the construction of two buildings. Girls rescued from the trade are housed here for ... Read More...
Sadness and Hope
Today, our group split up with half of us going to Made By Survivors (MBS) and the Child Care Home (CCH), the others to Sanlaap. After morning yoga and breakfast, we met in the hotel lobby to re-distribute the abundant ... Read More...
A Day With Apne Aap
February 20, 2013 A Day With Apne Aap I'm sitting here in the domestic terminal of Delhi airport awaiting our call to board our delayed flight to Kolkata. It's the perfect time for reflection on the amazing ... Read More...
A Day In Delhi
February 18, 2013 We are like a drop of ink in a pool of water, slowly expanding outward. This morning at breakfast, we met Megan from Ottawa and invited her to join us for a day of exploring ... Read More...
My Feet Are On The Ground
February 17, 2013 After 30 hours of travel, I have safely arrived in Delhi. I met up with fellow Seva Challengers, Tammy (from Florida) and Page (from Nashville) in the departure lounge at Charles De Gaulle ... Read More...
My Feet Are Off The Ground
Friday February 15, 2013 As I sit here on my way between San Francisco and Seattle I am looking out my window at three distinct mountains covered in winter snow. I believe one of them to be the formerly ... Read More...
India Pre-Trip Preparations
Pre-Trip Preparations Departure is just around the corner and I'm in a state of "do I bring this, will I need that, do I have too much stuff...?". Argh! There's nothing quite like waking up at 4:45 am ... Read More...
Be Still My Beating Heart
It's almost here...the day of lovers, Cupid's arrow, red roses, Valentines and chocolates. At least that's what the marketing enthusiasts tout it to be and cynical me just likes to think that it's truly about ... Read More...
Changing Positions
It's been almost a week since the conclusion of our annual tennis tournament, the Babolat World Tennis Classic, which Ed and I have been running ... Read More...
To Challenge Or Nurture? That is the question.
When we head out the door and make our way into a class, most of us do so because we want to get something out of it. If we turn up and it seems as though it's not really making a difference, then we stop ... Read More...
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