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April 2012

  • Goa India threading leg beach sun
    India

    Goan Beach Politics

    My introduction to the ways of the Goans started with a spool of thread. Now, when I think of thread and India in the same moment, it’s Gandhi that comes to…

  • India

    Settling into the Indian South

    From the moment I stepped off the plane in Chennai, I knew I was going to like South India. The air was warmer and more comfortable, the streets were cleaner, and…

  • India

    A Snapshot of Southern India

    The sand and salt are curling my newly short hair. My sunburn is pink and red in patches along calves and shoulder blades. The sound of the sea is full in…