A woman I met in Toubab Dialaw last year at the start of a magical day with Leticia. I will call her ‘our beautiful friend’, she welcomed us and looked after us throughout the day. An embodiment of the Senegalese notion of ‘teranga’. “If there’s a set of values in Senegal, teranga would be the…
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Happy May! I am back from 10 weeks in Tahiti – and while it is great to travel, it is also great to come back. Before I left last week, I was able to do a ‘Festival of the Purau Flower’ or ‘Festival des fleurs de purau’. In Tahitian language, this tree is called the…
Flying somewhere soon, discovering some new places? My recent travels got me revisiting some of the apps on my phone and various other items for traveling , I have compiled below some tips & apps that are useful. I few were new to me, that I used while touring the month of January to Vietnam,…
Monarch Butterfly Emerging with Ginkgo Leaves “I embrace emerging experience. I participate in discovery. I am a butterfly. I am not a butterfly collector. I want the experience of the butterfly.” 🦋 ― William Stafford 🦋 Happy June!! This is the image and quote on the June calendar. Wishing you an experience of a butterfly…
Transformation for May Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis on Sunflower This is the photo from my Monarch Butterfly Calendar for 2018. It shows a monarch butterfly that will soon emerge from its chrysalis. You can see the wings perfectly formed inside, the chrysalis has become transparent, and the gold dots are still there that we saw last…
Gold and Lace of April The chrysalis is a symbol of metamorphosis or change that you seek. Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis on Queen Anne’s Lace Metamorphosis is the most profound of all acts. – Catherynne M. Valente, In the Night Garden This month’s calendar features the beautiful image of a chrysalis on a Queen Anne’s Lace flower. …
Shop small gift ideas Make it a point to #shopsmall this season! Challenge yourself and purchase 5 gifts from small shops, local artists, pop up markets etc… Here are a few ideas from some of my friends for small items to have on hand whenever you need a last minute gift…. You can click on the images…
I love the time I get to spend in Tahiti and wanted to let you know about one of my favorite spots for you to have a picnic & swim at Pointe Venus. A perfect late afternoon/sunset experience on this small scenic peninsula in the Matavai Bay with black-sand beaches all around, picnic tables, and…
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…