These past couple of years have been an interesting period of my life, and being back in Nepal gave me a lot of time to think on my understanding about this life, the spaces I inhabit, and my interest in the kind of world I want to see be available for the future of my … Continue reading How I’ve missed you.
A Universidäte with Saarland?
I’ve been waiting for a little bit to officially write about this because my brain keeps going into its own cycles of what if patterns. Nani?? Back in mid July, at the end of my trip home, I finally applied to the High Performance Sports master’s program at Universität des Saarlandes. I had been looking … Continue reading A Universidäte with Saarland?
3 Years Later
Looking back at the last 3 years of my life,It’s pretty maddening to think about all that’s passed.Since landing on this new land,with its new people,a new language,and its own set of new challenges. I’ve slept on more couches, stranger’s futons, gym mats, floors and guest bedrooms than I’d ever imagined possible. I’ve survived a … Continue reading 3 Years Later
How can I say this?
For the first time since arriving in Germany I've found myself back at a martial arts gym.AND on a semi regular basis at that.I was so involved in my martial arts community for such a large chuck of my life that not having them now made everything feel very lonely. I think in many ways … Continue reading How can I say this?
Bois to Brothas
I came to the United States knowing just my immediate family. I've only ever had Didi for a sibling,(Not counting all the didi's, dai's, bhai's and baini's from the greater Family tree.) I never expected this core group to grow beyond 3 Pillars, and yet, over the years I've come to realize that there are … Continue reading Bois to Brothas
There’s No Place like Home
I remember the day I got back to Oregon.As JB was driving me home,I wasn’t nervous,I wasn’t scared,I wasn’t even particularly excited,It all felt so familiar to be on 405 headed towards Portland.As we got on 26 west I started thinking about how it’d be to step up to the door.Oh man I’m gonna step … Continue reading There’s No Place like Home
Holding off so I can Hold on…
Since the day I got back to Germany, I've been actively avoiding writing this particular post.For a multitude of reasons.There’s just so much that happened,so many people I got to see,so many I still missed,and just the idea of doing a post addressing everyone and everything is …well overwhelming to say the least. But if … Continue reading Holding off so I can Hold on…
Meeting Ms. Cruz
One of the first memories of meeting Paola I can vividly remember. It was a warm, sunny, summer afternoon. The shop was pretty dead so it must have been around 2ish in the afternoon. I had my ukulele with me and I was strumming along to one of my favorite songs (Lava) when she walked … Continue reading Meeting Ms. Cruz
A Sprinkle of Sofrito
This is my, I got a brilliant idea face.It doesn't last long. It’s been a minute since I uploaded a post on here and I’ve been meaning to write something worth sharing to you all for a while now.It’s an annoying process to say the least, I think of a topic then after juggling it … Continue reading A Sprinkle of Sofrito
Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!
With Christmas fast approaching and now having gotten to experience a handful of different markets both in Kaiserslautern and some of the cities around the area I was ready to begin the holiday breaks from work. The final day of Benji’s for 2019 also brought with it Chi-Nhan and Thein-Kim as well, both of whom … Continue reading Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!
The Wandering Ways 