Monthly Archives: March 2018

Highways, Goat Tracks, and Perspective

Posted on March 30, 2018 by carmengfarrell

So the patterns on my scarf are Sanskrit, I learned from my sister-in-law.  And apparently my scarf has “come home”.  A guide told me the writing was about one of the three “main” gods in the Hindu religion Shiva the … Continue reading →

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Grab the Bull by the Horns

Posted on March 29, 2018 by carmengfarrell

(co-edited by the one in the blue scarf…aka my daughter) The versatile pink scarf is acquiring some new purposes on this trip.  On safari to the “jungle” (which just looked too dry and sparse to allow my brain to categorize … Continue reading →

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Traveling with Brad and Angelina

Posted on March 24, 2018 by carmengfarrell

How much do human beings actually value being different? Turns out, not too much. Continue reading →

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When Something is All Things to All People. Or at least 7 million per year.

Posted on March 22, 2018 by carmengfarrell

One way Canada and India are different is that for millennials, a university degree from abroad means they stay abroad.  Most Canadian kids go to undergraduate school in Canada.  Even if they go away for school, they tend to come … Continue reading →

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Was Ghandi’s pocket watch a useful tool or a rare favourite posession?

Posted on March 22, 2018 by carmengfarrell

Soft and thin.  Airy.  Yet warm.  A shield when needed.  Shade sometimes.  It changes my mood.  And it’s traveled the world.  It can make a t shirt and pants feel more special.  Occasionally it’s a pillow or a blanket.  It’s … Continue reading →

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