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November 17, 2009 by me | 3 comments

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sunset over tetang, upper mustang, 2007.

i wanted to update you on some of the things i’ve been up to:

i’ve updated my website.  come drop by.  while you’re there, come and check out two new stories i’ve posted: off the clock in upper mustang and porters of modern nepal.  i’ve got a couple more stories like this coming out over the next few weeks.

i’ve been busy doing some travel blogging on behalf of trufflepig, a wonderful travel agency that i’ve worked for in a variety of capacities.  i’ve written about the nicest smells in delhi, dancing in a wedding in rajasthan, a great hotel in the backwaters of kerala, and some ways to spend fun days in varanasi and cochin.  i also shared my story of upper mustang on travelofftheradar.com.

if you haven’t seen it yet, go check out www.whatdoesitmeantobeahumanbeing.ca.  let me know what you think.

some more good news: i won the people’s choice prize at the open travel photo contest!  i’m going to keep half the $500 prize and give half to a charity picked by my facebook friends.

and now i find myself in vancouver.  i’m here for the winter, i think.  if you’re in town, get in touch and say hi.

  1. Shirley’s avatar

    Shirley on November 17, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    you think???

  2. erin’s avatar

    erin on November 26, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Every time I take the time to catch up on your words, I am glad I did. I know we don’t know each other at all and we live VERY different lives, you and I, but there is a common thread that weaves through all humans of seeking our own truths.
    Sometimes when I look at your journey mine seems small and insignificant, but then I read more and realize that we are all lovewallahs in our own right. No one is insignificant.
    I am so often caught up in local local local that I forget about the global wisdom that exists and is astounding. Your words often awaken something deep and tender inside; a forgotten sort of place. Unable to put my finger on what it is exactly, I can only thank you for your art and your words.
    e.

  3. me’s avatar

    me on November 26, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    thanks, erin. you said some wonderfully flattering things. and you’re right – and i’m so glad you’ve said this: we are all lovewallahs in our own rights. it’s too easy to look at each other and dismiss our own journeys as small and insignificiant. maybe remembering that we all feel that way can help us all from feeling that way.

    some grander questions: how can we cultivate that lovewallah-ness inside of all of us? are there ways in which our individual quest can be used to inspire or instruct others? how do we provide each other with support, when needed? how do we know who to ask for support?