Category Archives: General

I knew what Tiger’s Nest looked like long before I saw it. Almost everyone does. It is probably the most photographed place in Bhutan, a white monastery pinned to a cliff, endlessly posted and shared. What the photographs never mention is the cold.   It was 8:30 in the morning and six degrees when I […]

Last year, as we wrapped up 2020, so many of us looked around and wondered what the world would be like now. Would many people return to the office? Would kids return to classrooms? Would we return to restaurants, watch games, travel anywhere without thinking? The COVID-19 vaccine helped move many of us in that […]

So, on 16th January, 2021 I turned ’30’ years old (now I read the word ‘old’ twice and with more force in my head). A 30th birthday is a big event in one’s life. Whether you make a big deal about celebrating or not, going from one decade to the next is significant. Especially in […]

For the fifth time this year, the world is ending. Week 1, 2020: embers were still cooling in the Amazon when, on the other side of our planet, flames engulfed Australia. The US assassinated an Iranian general, setting off anxieties about a new World War. Then: the global economy reeled from collapse, bloodshed tore through […]

All of us have goals and dreams, but it is very difficult to stick with them. Most of the days, I keep struggling with myself, “I start with good intentions, but I can’t seem to maintain my consistency for a long period of time.” Or, “I struggle with mental endurance. I get started but I […]