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In Defense of Aimless Wandering
Asia, Nomadism

In Defense of Aimless Wandering

February 24, 2013May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Somehow two months have managed to sneak by me since I last posted anything. In that time I have tried every tropical fruit available in […]

Asia

11 Things I Won’t Miss About Nepal

December 9, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

On the (almost) eve of my departure, I have prepared this short rant, lest you mistakenly believe that I liked everything about my home of […]

Asia, Culture

Existential Apple Juice

November 30, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 7 mins read

A section from my soon-to-be-turned-in research paper. A little slice of life in Kagbeni and some more thoughts on authenticity.  Next post will be on […]

Asia

Around Kagbeni

November 25, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

Now that I’ve left, I thought I’d share a few pictures from my time in Kagbeni… View from the old fort, 16th century, across the […]

Asia, Culture, Food

I Drank Yak Blood

November 15, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

 I drank yak blood. Really. Yesterday, after eight years of not eating red meat. The flavor had a quality surprisingly similar to raw milk, a […]

Asia

The Journey that Wouldn’t End to the Edge of the World

November 9, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

 This is truly the edge of the world.  I know I have written those words before, but I never felt them so avidly to be […]

Asia, Culture

Fair & Lovely

November 3, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

[Also published at www.yourvox.org]  When drugstores sell creams to lighten your skin, and your vagina, and women buy these things by the thousands, something is […]

Asia, Poetry & Fiction

A Poem About Traveling

October 27, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

Hello from Sikkim! I present you with a brief poem I wrote about our journey here from Kathmandu… A Poem About TravelingReady, set, sit wait […]

Asia

Boudha in Five Lines

October 22, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

I wanted to offer a more complete answer to the question what is Boudha like? than I have given so far.  In five lines and […]

Asia

Shit Buses Say

October 17, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

They crowd the streets of Kathmandu, barreling down the (undefined) center line at breakneck speed… it feels fast at least.  Painted in a fiesta palette […]

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