There are creatures in my woods. I know they are there and I'm not afraid. The deer come at night to dig in the snow in my backyard. They like to eat my perennials, the plants that are not found in the woods. I respect them, they travel in the dark to stay safe. It …
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“Stop Children What’s that Sound?-Traveling with Forrest Gump
" Paranoia strikes deepInto your life it will creepIt starts when you're always afraid" Song by Stephen Stills Single released by Buffalo Springfield in 1966 This is the song on The Forrest Gump soundtrack that made me tear up. "There's battle lines being drawnNobody's right if everybody's wrong" 53 years later and turmoil continues. I'm …
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India-The Value of Education and Stubbornness
Education is of very great importance to me, followed by the quality of stubbornness. Like many families, my relatives don't like to talk much about feelings. Dark secrets are buried and many tales are hidden away. As Yuval Noah Harari, writes in his book, Sapien, all cultures are based on stories and those in power decide which stories will dominate. But I …
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India- Beneath the Colorful Sights,Women’s Issues
I'm a stubborn optimist. But maybe I carry it too far. I wanted so badly to bring back home a lovely picture of India and dispel the dirty, dark shadows that label this country. Three months later, a orange piece of twine remains on my wrist, tied there by a Hindu holy man as a …
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The Autonomous Traveler 