The Taj Mahal; one most well known and recoginzed buildings in the world in a massive white mausoleum that stands on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.  Nearly everyone has seen a picture of the massive building but actually seeing it does not disappoint; it is a surreal and overwhelming. The […]

tourists at the Taj

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One of the guides our team worked with while in India was a man named Narenndra. He was kind and constantly went above and beyond to help us understand and enjoy our time in his country.  One afternoon he took a friend and I to his family’s village.  It was one of the most special […]

A village called Harna

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This image will always make me feel the moment it was taken; music, laughter, incense, dancing. I so wanted to capture the fluid movement and brilliant color of this beautiful place. Celebrating the Holi festival of colors in India has been on my bucket list since the first time I saw the colorful images of […]

Celebrating Holi

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Outside of Bundi we visited several small sugarcane fields with many workers harvesting the sugar cane, grinding it in large machines, pressing it, cooking, straining , and cooling it.  I grew to love sugarcane juice when I lived in Africa.  We often bought it roadside freshly pressed with a little lime and ginger.   Upon visiting […]

textile mill & sugar cane mill outside of Jodhpur

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Delhi is one of the most populated cities in the world with close to 22 million people living within the huge city and it can feel like a blur as the busy market streets almost seem to carry you along a current of folks headed to work, school, prayers, shopping, and home.  It feels like […]

Delhi- India part 3

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Jodhpur was one of my favorite places we visited during our time in India. It is known as the “sun city” or the “blue city” because of the many blue houses painted blue around the fort in the old city.  Jodhpur is near the center of Rajasthan and attracts many people from India and the […]

Jodhpur. India part 2

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The most sacred parts of my time in India were not touring the Taj or seeing the Ganges but the hours I spent roaming the streets of small villages or busy streets in the city armed with my camera and a small photo book full of pictures of my story seeking to catch a glimpse […]

Meanderings in a village. India part 1

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