TobyA 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 […]
Month: November 2012
Around Kagbeni
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 […]
I Drank Yak Blood
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 […]
The Journey that Wouldn’t End to the Edge of the World
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 […]
Fair & Lovely
[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 […]