If you’ve been to Japan, you’ll understand my struggle for how to describe it. It’s full of contrasts: beautifully simple and incredibly complex, bustling and serene, disturbing and deeply inspiring, materialistic and spiritual, manufactured and truly organic. Regardless, or perhaps because of all this, Japan is simply a magical place. I recommend that you see… Continue reading
Chocolate, beads and books. That’s what I brought home from a trip to Portland. And not just one book, but books, the result of the five hours I spent at the Powell’s Books downtown headquarters. This isn’t a rare occurrence. In almost every new city or town I visit, I seek out an independent bookstore, not only because… Continue reading
Every time I drive into Mammoth Lakes, California, off of Highway 395 I feel, what I think is, a huge sense of relief. I’m not sure if it’s the crisp air, its out-of-way location, or knowing that I get to take in the geographical and spiritual bounty of the mountains for a short time. At… Continue reading