Transformation for May
Happy May !
If you travel in the pirogue of someone, sing his song.
Grander than the Sea November“There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables The photo is from the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia near the great surfing wave Teahupoʻo. You can’t visit…
Floating Poems in September Floating along, these hibiscus flowers are like poems and become vivid and enlightened with the last rays of the sun at the end of the day as everything else subsides. This photo is from the island of Fakarava in French Polynesia. This tropical flower only blooms for one day. In Tahiti,…
Late December we arrived in Oaxaca, Mexico, to have some warm days from the winter in Chicago. We drove from Oaxaca to San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca about 1.5 hours on the toll road 135D through the mountains. The town of Coixtlahuaca is not far off the toll road (3.5 km). The locals call this place…
Embellishment of Life for the month of July. The July hibiscus flowers – its colors are an embellishment of life. 5×7 pdf download for you to print French/Tahitian Version – click here to save and print –> juillet 2017 Hibiscus English Version – click here to save and print –> June 2017 Hibiscus
I saw the Greek film “Notias” (Southern Wind, also called Mythopathy) a few weeks ago at the European Film festival in Chicago, by Tassos Boulmetis, the same director as ‘“A Touch of Spice” (Politiki Kouzina). I was charmed by this movie. It is imaginative, funny, and historical as it blends history and myths with day to day events as…
Let me take you on an exciting entrepreneurial journey with Amita Deshpande, the founder of ReCharkha – an inspiring one that showcases the power of combining cultural heritage, sustainability, and social impact. I had the pleasure of visiting her boutique in Pune, where I discovered her collection of upcycled handwoven products that are handcrafted in…