Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Some notes to family, friends, and fellow Fulbrighters

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J--thank you for your note. I've had a chance to do so much here. Janet has been a great travel companion and game for anything.  Next w...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Your sarong tells who you are

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I'm in Batticaloa in the far eastern part of Sri Lanka. This geographical section of the country is a huge checkerboard of ethnicities a...
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Monday, January 18, 2016

Trying to learn Tamil

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I'm drawn to the East for so many reasons. The soft and harsh beauty of the place, all of it heartbreaking. The gentleness and refinemen...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Designing Peace

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It's been awhile--I should say a very long time, since I thought about peace. Realistically I would say it was during high school, almos...

Picking up on energy, licenses, and a tsunami dream

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A  family comes to dinner, expats who live in London. There are two daughters, animated and excited, highly educated professionals who descr...

Thai Pongol, the consistency of milk rice, and what I've learned about Sri Lanka.

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The dramatic holiday of Thai Pongol, celebrated by Tamil people around the world, is upon us. Thai Pongol is an agriculture-based holiday th...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Tanks not used for irrigation? Tanks as a symbol of power?

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I'm always writing about how things in this part of the world are not as they appear. Yet I think like most people, it's difficult t...