It’s morning and I’m sitting on the porch, sipping my coffee and eating bakwan (fried vegetables). The birds are chirping and the roosters are still crowing. And Eti, the friend/teacher I’m staying with, is in her PJs, off-white with small teddy bears, and sweeping the porch and the yard with […]
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Mourning the Loss of Amjed, My ESL Student: How 'Om,' Facebook and a Poem Have Helped – chickybus
“OK, everybody–please put your hands in meditation position,” I said, while sitting cross-legged on top of my desk. My students–in class for ESL reading, not meditation–were sitting normally, looking at me like I was crazy. But they soon joined in. And I was glad. Many were teenagers, some were in […]
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Blindfolded and Force-fed Baby Food in Mexico! (Random Travel Moment #9)
“Want to go to a Mexican baby shower?” asked Jeanne, a woman I’d just met hours before. We were at a bar in La Paz, Baja Sur, and she was a friend of a friend–someone I’d met randomly on a shuttle bus (click here for that story). The mother-to-be was […]
Read MoreTrippy Travel Photo Game #28: Are they real or is it a painting? #ttot #nature | Chicky Bus
Written on September 5, 2013 by CB Driver in Trippy Travel Photos Round 28 of the Trippy Travel Photo game is different this time. I usually ask you what’s in the photo and where I took it. This time, I’m asking what it is AND whether it’s real or if […]
Read MoreFor a Minute, I Thought I Was in #Cuba… #ttot #cars #bajacalifornia | Chicky Bus
Written on August 19, 2013 by CB Driver in Miscellaneous, North America Last week, while strolling along the malecón (promenade) here in La Paz, Baja, I noticed some classic cars lining up and stopped to take a closer look. It appeared to be a car show of some sort. People […]
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