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Black Sun and Food Sovereignty
One of the most recent books I read, “Black Sun” by Rebecca Roanhorse was an epic fantasy centered around precolonial American. In it, Roanhorse uses the rich history and diversity of precolonial America for a very inclusive work of fantasy, so different from anything I’ve read. The world building was extraordinary, but as always, food…
Empire of Wild and my Birchbark log…
“Old Medicine has a way of being remembered, of haunting the land where it’s laid. People are forgetful. Medicine is not.”
Five Books I’ve Read Recently
The English teacher in me would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the last few books that I’ve read with some of the extra time that I have. I tend to get pretty sentimental, and often like to travel to places that I’ve read about, and vice versa. At the moment, while in quarantine,…
On how India always manages to redeem herself…
Sometimes we feel pretty discouraged by how unnecessarily complicated India seems, but India always redeems itself and turns everything around for the better. One rainy Friday in Rishikesh, we decided to rent a scooter– we had rented one a few days before, but we thought we’d try a different place with better reviews. For about…
Budget Travel– or learning that trying to save money sometimes costs more
The first time Giovanni and I went to India together, it was the middle of summer in monsoon season, so we headed for the hills to cool off. While wandering around Shimla, a former British hilltown, we decided that a trip to England would be in order. So the next summer, we, of course, went…
Bread of the World: Austria
One of my favorite things to bake, and well, eat for that matter, is bread. I know it doesn’t get more basic than bread and butter, but it really is one of my favorite snacks, and sometimes meals. I credit my mom with this habit– she always baked a fresh loaf of bread every week…
floury words 