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My favorites, #5
Most of the kids are perfectly okay snapping shots of smiles and cutting heads out of frames. Luna plays things a little differently, thinks out of the box and well below it. She snaps pictures of her feet. She documents … Continue reading
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Zombie Hank visits Bombay
I almost lost Zombie Hank. On the second to last day, I took him with me to visit tourist Bombay. Somewhere in the day, I misplaced him. I didn’t know this until I was packing the next day. As stupid … Continue reading
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Departing
I get out of the taxi and it’s raining sheets. I give the driver the fare and he says he doesn’t have change. I say Yeah Right but it doesn’t matter. There’s nowhere to make change and we both know … Continue reading
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My favorites, #4
Tonight is a good example of how our conversations go. Bimel is sitting there telling me all about how Jerry always chases Tom but never catches him. The perpetual chase. I’m nodding my head, offering up examples of Jerry’s futilities … Continue reading
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Under Budget
Yesterday, I cut my hair because it was infested, INFESTED, with lice. I never knew you could actually see them, which I found out when we pulled some out with a comb. Then I went and bought some special shampoo … Continue reading
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My favorites, #1
I actually can’t post pictures of the kids, so I wanted to paint pictures with words instead. His name is Ravi. That’s not his real name. The name everyone calls him isn’t even his real name because someone else at … Continue reading
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Ruthless
Most people don’t realize this until they get to know me, but I’m actually secretly ultra-competitive. I’m so competitive that I compete against myself to keep it a secret from people. Take this past weekend for example. Every week we … Continue reading
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Why I’m doing what I’m doing
I’m telling you this because I need to tell myself. I need to remind myself why I’m here because if I don’t do this constantly, there are simply too many distractions and worries to lead me away. So this is … Continue reading
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Some of them are starting to get the point
About rules. Sometimes the only reason to learn them is so that you can thoroughly but gracefully break them:
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And on the fourth day…
Me and my friend Lauren created a mural of a bunch of African animals on a boat. With a rainbow made from hands. On the fifth day I washed all the paint out of my hair.
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