Delphi: The Navel of the World About 8 or 9 years ago, when I was about a foot shorter and had various coloring books lying about my room, I discovered the world of Greek mythology. I don’t exactly remember how or where I first heard of the idea of these Gods, but I clearly remember … Continue reading
The majority of my time in Costa Rica was spent studying in the Cloud Forest. I would wake up to gloomy, rainy days and by mid afternoon the sun was out with coatis playing in the trees. It was a quiet, easy environment to live in with the immense work loads we have – and … Continue reading
Bay of Plenty from Sydney Morris on Vimeo. 8 days of mountain hiking, sea kayaking, sheep chasing, pancake cooking, cave diving, beach exploring, geo thermal, learning, experience, community, fun. Journal entries/photos to come! Continue reading
The shinkansen, a bus, a ferry, and bikes are how we got to Naoshima, the island of art. It was cloudy and lightly raining the entire weekend, but considering how many hills we trudged up, the cool weather was nice. The minuscule island is easily accesible by bike, and even though the map makes the land look … Continue reading
After visiting Kasmir, I wrote this poem. I wanted to express the obvious disrupt I noticed while in the state, and after reading articles/newspapers about some of the events I wanted to share my thoughts. To read my essay on the Conflict in Kashmir, click here. Continue reading
From the moment I looked out the window, flying through the snowy tipped mountains of Kashmir I knew this trip would be different from any of our previous weXplores of India. In fact, as we were walking through the chilled and dimly lit town it often slipped my mind that we had not left the … Continue reading
Rolling hills, a light mist, and stunted green trees as far as the eye could see; the only place I could think to relate Munnar to was The Shire. This picturesque landscape is India’s source for everything tea related, and considering there is never a time you cannot see tea trees, this makes perfect sense. … Continue reading
