And then I wonder at this logic: why should beauty or intelligence be the measure of an animal’s worth? Traveling means witnessing the world exactly as it is without trying to change it and being open to letting our travels change us instead. There are cages enough everywhere.
Tag: india
On a Trip in India
The Indian morning sky blooms pink. I drop a window, smelling cool morning air as the truck speeds down the highway. Dense city vapors shift to woodsmoke and dewy soil.
Flight in Fear
Vimla Sriram I decided to walk each day of quarantine. I had to coax my days apart, to get away … More
Looking Back at Dharavi by Elana Wolff
Looking Back at Dharavi: Pre-Pandemic My husband and I were on a small-group tour in India from February 2–18. We … More
The Night Train to Orissa by Jonathan Smulian
My First Train Journey in India “The Director General of Urban Development for the State of Orissa has heard of … More
Recuperative Wanderings by David Holdridge
(Charity in Lebanon: an excerpt) When I had recovered sufficiently from that comprehensive trauma, visited upon me outside of Chu … More