by Karen Kelley | Mar 1, 2015 | MP Blog
I’m at Charles de Gaulle airport, killing a few hours before my flight to the US. Next stop, Detroit. It is endlessly hilarious to hear the Air France staff say Detroit with French accents. It sounds like a very elegant destination.So, as I was making my way...
by Karen Kelley | Feb 22, 2015 | MP Blog
Tomorrow starts my last week at the shala for this visit. I’m looking forward to seeing my loved ones in real life instead of via Skype:But I’ll also miss sitting on the steps of the shala, waiting for my turn:And I did finally get my act together and...
by Karen Kelley | Feb 17, 2015 | MP Blog
Tonight people will go to Shiva temples and stay up all night for Shivaratri, a Hindu festival celebrated annually in reverence of the god Shiva.One of my favorite stories is the samudra manthan or Churning of the Ocean of Milk.Indra the King of Devas (gods), while...
by Karen Kelley | Feb 13, 2015 | MP Blog
So, a bunch of cows are running down the hill toward you. What do you do? First I thought, “Hmm, Vanessa is Spanish – she’ll know how to handle this.” Then I noticed we were both looking at each other like, “uhhhhhh…” So I...
by Karen Kelley | Feb 12, 2015 | MP Blog
Vanessa and I went out to lunch, but I had to get back in time to pay the cleaning ladies for the big bottle of water that two of them delivered earlier. As the ladies were cleaning, my Kannada tutor came over to where I was sitting at the table and stood a bit behind...
