In 2003, when the Richard Linklater film School of Rock came out, I was 9 years old. I was in the third grade and had not yet discovered music. All I really knew was what my then 49 year-old ex-hippie parents listened to: The Beatles, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, and not much else; the […]
All is fair in love and war. But in India that expression should also include an extra clause: All is fair in love and war and driving. Seriously though, it is unbelievable how drivers maneuver through traffic here. It would appear that the one rule of driving is that there are no rules. In fact, […]
A review of Eclipsed
The Roles of Women during the Liberian War Living in NYC these past three months I discovered how this stimulating lifestyle can make the rest of the world almost disappear. This past week I had the chance to slow down for a couple hours and watch one of the last showing at the The Public […]
Poems of the holy city
During my time in Banaras I was inspired poetically more than any other city in the program and I’d like to share a few poems that encapsulate my sentiments in the holy city. ____________________________ To live in and die by the mother Ganga. We occupy a city of mosquitoes. Your blood is my blood. Sweet […]
Adventure On A Bus
Before I begin let me give a little caveat emptor: This Post Involves Some Violent Content, Viewer’s Discretion Advised. India has been incredible, but there is too much to talk about. Here’s a story: So I was on a weeklong stint of independent travel with Lauren during late October. Catching a sleeper train […]