Schools re-opened in Berlin today, ushering in the new school year. Everywhere I turned there were people with very mixed feelings about this. I lost
Category: Culture Vulture
“Stop, Look, Go” – Gratitude
Stop, Look, Go is the golden. rule for crossing the street, playing tennis, running, photography, and as I learned today, gratitude. The US-based Austrian monk,
Citizenship: One Step Closer
As you may have noticed from my blogging absence this week, I have been caught up in a whirlwind of activity and incidents. Running around
The Weavers of Darjeeling
The preservation and sometimes restoration of old print photographs is important to me, not just because it is a way of keeping in touch with
Can I Say “Yes” More?
Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel are not my favourite actors, but that is simply because I am not a great fan of comedy. These two
The Travelling Pearls
There is an unwritten golden rule that no self-respecting Filipina should ever be without pearls. My mother never observed this rule for herself, but was
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