Cock-a-doodle-snooze
Matafaa, Samoa If you’ve ever spent any time in a rural area like this, or on a farm, you know that the romantic notion of a single...
Chief Drop In
Matafaa, Samoa The other night I was sleeping—early, admittedly, about 9 p.m.—when the door opens and in comes the high chief, the man...
Umu Day
It’s hard to put into words, so much was going on when I arrived at Tuilagi’s house for umu—the traditional meal cooked in a pile of hot...
Dude, Where's My Day
Apia, Samoa, 3-9-12 Jumping across the International Date Line in the Pacific is always a bit confusing. Are we three hours behind, but...
Sri Lanka March 2010
A quick note about traveling: the more you do it, the less different the world seems–slight variations in clothing, architecture,...
24 Hours in a Day
In so many ways I am getting used to being here. I don’t feel bedraggled all the time, and a breeze in the shade, even at 90 degrees,...
A Village in the Jungle
After a few days in hot, smoggy, congested Colombo, the capital city on the edge of the Indian Ocean, I headed south to the first...
Close Shave in Colombo
11-29-08: Close Shave in Colombo It’s always surprising how close a shave you get the first time you put razor to face in the tropics. ...
