Here is an old post I wrote last March that I guess I never got around to pushing the “Publish” button for!! Continue reading
Category: Bali
This post is an interview with Arlo Rocket Curry. Age 8 1/2 on March 12, 2013.
Me: Hi Arlo, how are you?
Arlo: Good.
Me: Should we tell everyone we are doing this interview in silence?
Arlo: No….
Me: hmm, well but we are… so, lets tell everyone why…
Arlo: Because it’s Nyepi….
This one goes out to all the Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles and cousins that haven’t seen the boys in a while..
Apologizes if you were hoping for something interesting or travelly… check out some of my favorite bloggers from the blog roll at the bottom right and I know you will find something inspiring….. Continue reading
I love stories of “ordinary” people doing “extraordinary” things. People who work tirelessly to make the world a better place. They inspire the rest of us to give a little more, try a little harder, complain a little less…..
I recently watched the film Guerrilla Midwife http://www.guerrillamidwife.org/, a documentary about one such person, and her name is Robin Lim. Continue reading
123 quiet and still is a great game on long car rides. I was always amazed when a group of kids could be quiet and still for more than two minutes but an island of 2 million for 24 hours….impossible…right? Not if you’re in Bali on the day after the dark moon of the spring equinox. The Hindu new year- Neypi- begins with a day of silence. Continue reading
February Full Moon
This month we did two rides under the full moon. The first one had us zipping up the road chasing clouds hoping to get a peek. A shriek of excitement escaped Arlo’s lips as the clouds parted… Continue reading
Christmas break seemed to never end. 25 days of “vacation” didn’t feel so “vacationy” by the third week . Time for a road trip around the island. We loaded up the van and headed east. Continue reading
On my last post I told you all of the full moons walks we took on the farm back home in NC. Many of you were excited to join us on our walks this year journaling our experiences over the 12 moons of 2011. Here are some of yours and mine…. Continue reading
The winter Silas was about 8 or 9 (I think) and Zeb around 4, I came across a book called When The Moon is Full by Frances Hamerstrom. In the book Frances describes full moon walks with her kids over the course of a year. What a beautiful way to spend time together discovering the night I thought. The awe and mystery that the nighttime held for her children was contagious. We decided to keep a similar journal of the 13 full moons that would grace our skies that year. The boys were thrilled with idea of a special walk each month, staying up late and exploring the mysterious nighttime. Continue reading
Eastside Curry 